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  • Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
    Obama's Departure is One Reason to Feel Optimism for Trump's Arrival
    23 Nov 2016
    by Danny Haiphong Fears of Trump should not obscure the fact that Barack Obama’s reign was a disaster. “Black America is in a worse condition than before, working class people as a whole have lost…
  • Robin D.G. Kelley
    Trump Says Go Back, We Say Fight Back
    23 Nov 2016
    by Robin D.G. Kelley The author writes: “I am not suggesting that white racism alone explains Trump’s victory. Nor am I dismissing the white working class’s very real economic grievances. It is not a…
  • Tanya Golash-Boza
    Donald J. Trump’s 10 Point Plan to Put America First: A Response
    23 Nov 2016
    by Tanya Golash-Boza How will Donald Trump’s rhetoric on removing what he calls “illegal aliens” be put into actual policy? One thing is certain: It will take a lot more than even a tripling of the…
  • Hugh Esco
    Confusing Jihad with Hirabah Won't Build a More Peaceful World
    23 Nov 2016
    by Hugh Esco The author, a reader and colleague of BAR, offers a corrective to our use of the word “jihad,” a term that, in “an Islamic conception, has nothing to do with ‘holy war.’” In this “…
  • Patrick Bond
    What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Africa?
    23 Nov 2016
    by Patrick Bond Donald Trump is mostly bad news for Africa, including reduced U.S. aid and possibly more support for “imperial African adventurism" – unless, of course, Africa uses Trump’s lemons to…
  • Black Agenda Radio for Week of Nov 21, 2016
    22 Nov 2016
    Green Party: Part of the Solution “I fully expected that we were going to get at least five percent of the vote,” said Green Party vice presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka. “I suspect that when push…
  • Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
    None of Them Has Ever Been My President
    17 Nov 2016
    by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Tens of thousands have demonstrated against the election of Donald Trump. Some are activists, continuing the struggle. Others are Democrats that are just “mad.” “The…
  • Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
    Freedom Rider: Obama’s Hollow Legacy
    16 Nov 2016
    by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Democrats used to value things like global peace and justice in the workplace. But, for decades they have given their votes to warmongers and job…
  • War Less Imminent After Clinton Defeat
    16 Nov 2016
    A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Are most Americans warlike, or are they just easily misled into going along with the War Party that dominates both halves of the duopoly…
  • Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
    9/11... My lil’ 1.5 cents: What’s Trump Got To Do With It?
    16 Nov 2016
    by BAR poet ion residence Raymond Nat Turner Hope. Change. Yes we can. I'm with her. Or maybe not. Make America Stronger Together Again....
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