International

Robyn Maynard
Realities Faced by Black Canadians are a National Shame
02 Nov 2016
by Robyn Maynard Canada, including its French-speaking regions, is home to much the same kind of systemic racism as its southern neighbor, according to a United Nations Working Group report. Black…
Black Agenda Report for Week of Oct 31, 2016
01 Nov 2016
The Missing Black Movement Ingredient: Self-Determination The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will hold a National Black Political Convention on Self-Determination,…
Black Agenda Report for Week of Oct 24, 2016
25 Oct 2016
20 Years of Genocide in Congo Friends of Congo marked the 20th anniversary of the invasion and genocide that has killed at least six million Congolese with an all-day event at Thoughtworks, in New…
Philippines President Has U.S. Target on His Back
14 Sep 2016
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Americans – including, and maybe especially, Black Americans – were upset that Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called President…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Latin America at a Cross Roads: The Right's Resurgence
14 Sep 2016
by Danny Haiphong President Obama would like to count the fall of left-wing governments in Brazil and Argentina, and the weakening of the socialist government in Venezuela, as part of his “legacy.”…
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson
Sporting News: The International Olympic Committee and FIFA as Corporate Rod and Gun Clubs
14 Sep 2016
by Dr. T.P. Wilkinson The essence propaganda is not in the skill of the lies, or the slogans, but in the power to provide the context and interpretation of events, real and fictional. A…
Edward Curtin
The Façade of “Humanitarian Intentions” in Libya: A Review of Paolo Sensini’s Book
14 Sep 2016
“The US/NATO forces armed and supported all sorts of Islamist terrorists, including the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, led by a close Afghan associate of Osama bin Laden,” reports Paolo Sensini’s n
Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 12, 2016
12 Sep 2016
Networks Need to “Do Their Jobs” and Hold 4-Way Debates RootsAction.Org is circulating a petition urging the television networks and cable news operations to “do their job, to hold a presidential…
The Imperial Consensus, Part 1: Hillary and Trump, Republicans and the Congressional Black Caucus Agree on Israeli Apartheid
01 Sep 2016
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Whether it’s gentrification, privatization, environmental destruction, threatening the planet with nukes or maintaining global empire, differences between the…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Unworthy Victims: Houthis in Yemen and Hutus in Burundi
31 Aug 2016
by Ann Garrison The U.S. reserves for itself the right to decide which nations and peoples are worthy to exist. Washington gives thumbs down to Hutus, who make up the vast majority in Burundi and…