US Politics

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Democrats Gone Mad: The Year of Living Stupidly
13 Jul 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Nobody voted for the War Party in November of 2016, but that’s who’s in power. Which is why both Democrats and Republicans talk of virtually nothing but Russians and…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
In Healthcare Battle, Corporations Continue to Win While Public Loses
12 Jul 2017
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka Both Trumpcare and Obamacare are privatized insurance systems tailored to the needs and greed of healthcare corporations. Corporations wrote the Affordable…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: America’s Embarrassment
05 Jul 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Much of America is embarrassed by Donald Trump’s boorish ways -- as if bad manners and geopolitical ignorance are the worst faults a president…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Ending the “Austerity” that Affords Endless War and Little Else
05 Jul 2017
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison U.S. leftists in search of a leader and political model could do worse than Jeremy Corbyn, the British Labour Party leader who is pulling the party back to its social…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 3, 2017
04 Jul 2017
Out of Prison, Rev. Pinkney Resumes Protests “They knew that if they got an all-white jury, I had a 99.9 percent chance of being convicted, even without any evidence,” said Rev. Edward Pinkney, the…
Akeem Browder Fights For Green Mayoral Nomination in New York City
04 Jul 2017
“Color Revolution” Comes Home? Are Americans Also the Victims of “Regime Change”?
04 Jul 2017
by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers The longstanding U.S. practice of staging “color revolutions” against unwanted governments around world has inevitably come home to roost. Donald Trump’s…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Nancy Pelosi Sends Democrats Over a Cliff
28 Jun 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The Democrats can’t serve their Black and working class base because they get their money from the 1%. “Their allegiance to global elites…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Urban Shield: A Federal Protection Racket
28 Jun 2017
by Ann Garrison Police repression is big business, heavily subsidized by the U.S. government, and promoted by “war games” enterprises like Urban Shield. “Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, and China have all…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 19, 2017
19 Jun 2017
Time for a Constitutional Right To Vote “We need visionary demands,” said Bruce Dixon, speaking at the Black Agenda Report panel at the annual Left Forum conference in New York City. A…