US Politics

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Bruce Dixon: Don't Let Democrats Drive You to Desperation
03 May 2017
by Ann Garrison Noted Black public intellectual Dr. Cornel West recently gave the nod to backers of a new, People’s Party. But Green Party activist and BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon says that…
Mumia Challenges His Conviction, Charging Judicial Bias
02 May 2017
An Answer To Cornel West – A “Peoples Party” Won’t be Imposed From Above
27 Apr 2017
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon In a Democracy Now interview Dr. Cornel West said he was part of a new "Peoples Party" the invention of former Bernie staffers who want to recruit…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Purity Over Principle: The Left's State of Purgatory
26 Apr 2017
by Danny Haiphong It is difficult to speak of a “left” in the U.S., given the inability of people who call themselves leftists “to lend critical support to oppressed nations under siege” – the sacred…
U.S. Political Prisoners Face De Facto Life Sentences Without Parole
18 Apr 2017
Mumia’s Liver Severely Damaged
11 Apr 2017
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Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
50 Years Later, We Must Again Confront and Reject U.S. Warmongering
05 Apr 2017
by Ajamu Baraka More than ever, Black America needs a peace movement to confront militarism and the global structures of white supremacy. “We are calling for a new alliance to help revive the black…
Cheri Honkala
Greens Claim Dems Stole Philly Special Election
04 Apr 2017
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Is Trump the DNC Hacker?
29 Mar 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley If the Democrats are intent on living at the Vast Conspiracy Hotel, they ought to widen their list of suspects in the leaking of embarrassing…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Hillary Returns
22 Mar 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley How long should one stay in rehab after losing to Donald Trump? In Hillary Clinton’s case, forever. Clinton’s recent “coming back out” party in…