US Politics

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Hundreds Prosecuted for Breaking the Same Window
21 Nov 2017
Trial begins this week for some of the 214 people charged with conspiracy to riot during Donald Trump’s inauguration, in Washington, January 20th.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Africa: A Continent Under Lockdown
21 Nov 2017
“AFRICOM perpetuates the myth that Africa needs policing,” said Washington DC human rights activist Netfa Freeman, representing the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) at the national c
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia’s New Book
21 Nov 2017
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told supporters that his new book, Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? “reflects the people’s struggles in the inv
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Democrats Used to Love Russian Oligarchs
16 Nov 2017
“It is the Democrats that have been in 'collusion' with Russian oligarchs since the birth of that class out of the rubble of the Soviet collapse.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Defending RT
15 Nov 2017
“The 21st century McCarthyite campaign has succeeded in convincing otherwise intelligent people that Russia is an enemy.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
US politics Even More Conservative Under Trump, But Not for the Reasons Expected
15 Nov 2017
“At no other time has there been more of a need to organize a political program independent of the two party system.”
Ida Harris
We Get It. It’s Harvey Weinstein’s News Cycle. But What About Our Black Girls?
15 Nov 2017
“Apparently, the victimization of young black girls is not newsworthy enough for the mass media or the court of public opinion to be engrossed or enraged at We
Edward S. Herman
Fake News on Russia and Other Official Enemies: The New York Times, 1917–2017
15 Nov 2017
“Fake news on Russia is a Times tradition that can be traced back at least as far as the 1917 revolution.”
Ron Jacobs
New York’s Black Panthers, a Legacy
15 Nov 2017
“The book is a reminder of the Black Panther Party’s continued relevance.”
Ken Morgan
Blacks and Tax Reform
15 Nov 2017
“Capitalists continually search for the highest return on their investments -- not creating jobs.”