US Politics

Ajamu Nangwaya
Dump “Carding” into the Cesspool of History by Refusing to Talk to the Cops
20 May 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya
Black Agenda Radio, Week of May 20, 2015
13 May 2015
States and Cities Turn Criminal Justice Screws on the Poor “Since the recession, states and municipalities are trying to regroup their deficits in the easiest way possible, and poor people are an…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Sheepdogging for Hillary and the Democrats in 2016
07 May 2015
Vermont senator and ostensible socialist Bernie Sanders is playing the sheepdog candidate for Hillary Clinton this year.
Ajamu Nangwaya
Toronto’s 1992 Yonge Street Uprising: Afrikan Resistance to State/Police Violence
06 May 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya The Yonge Street rebellion was very much in the mold of Black America’s urban uprisings, sparked by police abuse. The disturbances led to a spate of reforms, some of which were…
We Charge Genocide: 1.5 Million Black Men “Missing”
22 Apr 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Why Mumia Must Live, and US imperialism Must Die: The Link Between Political Prisoners and the War on Terror
22 Apr 2015
by Danny Haiphong The so-called War on Terror and the national security state did not emerge full-blown from the rubble of 9/11. Both are products of previous waves of police repression, mainly…
The Ascent of Hillary, the $.2.5 Billion “People’s” Candidate
15 Apr 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford The Democratic Party has become a desert where nothing grows – except the One Percent’s hold on the party machinery. No need for primaries; Hillary…
Chris Hedges
Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed on Prisons
15 Apr 2015
by Chris Hedges A coalition of organizations led by the Interfaith Prison Coalition has concluded that the only way to roll back the monstrous U.S. prison gulag is to boycott the corporations that…
Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 13, 2015
15 Apr 2015
End the “Army of Occupation” in Black America The Black Is Back Coalition will hold a national conference on Black Community Control of Police, in St. Louis, Missouri, April 18 and 19. “Our…
The Real News Network
Jesus Garcia Loses Chicago Mayoral Election to Obama's Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
08 Apr 2015
by the Real News Network Chicago mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia rode a wave of public outrage against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, but fell short in Tuesday's election. BAR managing editor Bruce A.…