US Politics

Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Donkey In A Hole: Don't Expect Democrats To Change Much in 2018
10 Jan 2018
The 2018 midterm elections are fast approaching.
Nellie Bailiey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of January 9, 2018
10 Jan 2018
Omail Yeshitela reminds us to hold up our political prisoners. Nabil Hasseim explains how activists must adjest to the censored and circumscribed net.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Political Activists Scramble For Access to the Censored Net: Nabil Hassein
10 Jan 2018
Political activists are scrambling to find ways to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with Internet neutrality.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
David Swanson: US Empire of 1000+ Military Bases Threatens the Entire Planet
10 Jan 2018
US Empire of 1000+ Military Bases Threatens the Entire Planet
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Omali Yeshitela on Political Prisoners
10 Jan 2018
We should never forget prisoners in any case, but we ought to be especially public about our reverence and concern for political prisoners, says Omali Yeshitela.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Validity and Usefulness of the Term “Black Misleadership Class”
04 Jan 2018
“It is both an actual and aspirational class, which ultimately sees its interests as tied to those of U.S.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor , Boniface Musavuli
Congolese President Attacks Peaceful New Year’s Eve Protestors
03 Jan 2018
“While the rest of the world celebrates their hopes for the New Year, the Congolese suffer repression and death.”
David Dayen
Puerto Rico Homeowners Brace for Another Disaster: Foreclosures
03 Jan 2018
“Maybe they believe the land is worth more than keeping people in the homes.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Who Killed Erica Garner
03 Jan 2018
“Obama never gave Eric Garner or his family the justice that he had the power to give.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Cornel West Vs. Coates: A Necessary Debate That Black Agenda Report Has Amplified Since Its Inception
03 Jan 2018
“Coates has benefitted from the neo-liberal brand of Black leadership that grew in strength during the era of Obama.”