Media And Culture

Wilmer J. Leon III
Will the Assassination of Gen. Soleimani Be Trump’s 1914 Moment?
08 Jan 2020
It appears that lies and/or false narratives are being used to rationalize this latest heinous act that may also result in another senseless war.
Leonard C. Goodman
Assange and Manning are Being Persecuted for Speaking Truth to Power
08 Jan 2020
Had WikiLeaks existed in 2002, a patriotic officer like Chelsea Manning might have leaked the official intelligence reports and stopped a war.
From Enzo Calandra and Jelani Cobb
Two Views on Queen & Slim
08 Jan 2020
The film is either “a meditation on a system of justice that treats innocent people as outlaws,” or “a bourgeois representation of the struggle against police oppression.”
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Hip Hop Vs Late Stage Capitalism
06 Jan 2020
“People will always resist,” said Dr Lisa Calvente, author of a Souls article that draws a straight line between neoliberal capitalism and the birth of Hip
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Girl Magic
31 Dec 2019
Artists Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé “represent a kind of ethos of Black political commitment in the 21st century, said Aria Halliday, professor of Women’s and Gender Stu
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
After Impeachment, What?
31 Dec 2019
Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner and a prolific political analyst and author, said: “While history books will note that Donald Trump was impeached, beyon
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Democrats Largely Silent on Bolivia Coup
23 Dec 2019
“We’ve seen very little pushback from the Democratic Party” to the military coup that deposed Evo Morales’ Native American government, said Jake Johnston, of the Center for Ec
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Impending Ruling Class Mental Breakdown and Riot
19 Dec 2019
The outcome of the early primaries may erase Joe Biden’s “electability” luster and plunge the Lords of Capital into a panic in which all bets are off on what’s left of democratic liberties.
BAR Contributing Editor Danny Haiphong
The Democratic Party Has a Race Problem in the 2020 Election
18 Dec 2019
Harris’ appeals to the “Obama Coalition” and diversity were nothing but attempts to win over the Black vote while remaining loyal to the oligarchs.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Eric Pritchard’s “Fashioning Lives”
18 Dec 2019
Through writing, many Black queer people are creating the world we all deserve to live in.