International

Fidel Castro Ruz
Fidel’s Letter to “Brother Obama”
30 Mar 2016
by Fidel Castro Ruz In Havana, President Obama behaved as if the United States – and he, himself – were a gift to Cuba and the world. Fidel Castro disagrees: “We don’t need the empire to give…
The Real News Network
America's Preferred Jihadists and the Crisis in Syria
23 Mar 2016
Julian Cola
Letter from Brazil: Before There Was Liberation Theology There Was Candomblé
23 Mar 2016
by Julian Cola “Liberation theology,” a progressive interpretation of Christianity that gained traction in the mid-20th century, was long preceded by African-based religions such as Brazil’s…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of March 14, 2016
15 Mar 2016
“Billionaires” Fund Defamation of Public Schools, Teachers A poll commissioned by In The Public Interest shows Americans still hold public schools and teachers in high regard, want charter schools to…
Robin D.G. Kelley
Yes, I Said “National Liberation”
02 Mar 2016
by Robin D.G. Kelley Peace is not just the absence of violent warfare; peace is justice: No Justice – No Peace. In Palestine and in the U.S., what we seek is a new and better world, not…
Black Lives Matter Take Note: Apartheid Israel Targeting Everyone that Questions Its 'Legitimacy'
24 Feb 2016
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford It is a given that the U.S. national security state is engaged in surveillance, infiltration and disruption of the emerging Black Lives…
Nia Imara and Robert Roth
Haiti Rises: A Time for Solidarity
24 Feb 2016
by Nia Imara and Robert Roth The Haitian people forced the cancellation of yet another U.S.-imposed electoral fraud. A transitional government promises to hold another round of elections sometime in…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of February 8, 2016
09 Feb 2016
McKesson Parachutes into Baltimore Democratic Mayoral Primary DeRay McKesson, the Twitter communicator who heads Campaign Zero, is a “ridiculous” candidate for mayor of Baltimore, said Jill Carter,…
Ezili Danto
No More Electoral Coups: OAS is Not Welcome in Haiti
03 Feb 2016
by Èzili Dantò Since 2004, the Haitian people have been occupied: first by U.S. troops and, next, by an international force under the United Nations. Then, following the 2010 earthquake, the…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of February 1, 2016
02 Feb 2016
A Reprieve for “Child Lifers” in Prison Thousands of inmates serving life sentences for crimes committed when they were juveniles may be eligible for release from prison in the wake of a U.S. Supreme…