International

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Chelsea Manning Defies Secret Grand Jury, Julian Assange Scoops Michael Cohen
13 Mar 2019
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is jailed for refusing to testify against Julian Assange, whose confinement in Ecuador's London embassy puts the lie to much of the Russiagate fantasy.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
13 Mar 2019
This week readers engaged with the question of reparations for slavery and Black America’s stake in environmentalism. Strong responses came for
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Alys Eve Weinbaum’s "The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery”
13 Mar 2019
Slavery is everywhere banned, but the ethos of the slave trade thrives in the baby-buying business.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Sharla Fett on “Recaptured Africans”
13 Mar 2019
The illegal slave trade continued right up to the Civil War, requiring US authorities to “recapture” and then expel the human cargo.
Stalin Pérez Borges
A Venezuela Union Leader’s Analysis of Crisis
13 Mar 2019
A veteran labor activist says the Maduro government must boost national production and reduce prices, or face erosion of its political base.
Nicolas J S Davies
The Conflict of Our Time: US Imperialism vs the Rule of Law
13 Mar 2019
The U.S. gives lip service to international law while relentlessly pursuing global domination.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
South African Sex Workers Embrace Feminism
12 Mar 2019
By studying feminism, sex workers learned “that self-identification of being a feminist actually strengthened our sex worker rights politics,” said Nkozo Yingwana, a doctoral
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Rep. Omar Won Battle with Dems
11 Mar 2019
“The entire Democratic Party came after Ilhan Omar and the entire country stood with her,” said human rights activist Shahid Buttar, who took part in actions supporting Omar’s
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Russiagate and Democratic Defeat
06 Mar 2019
It should now be clear to all honest and sane people that the only collusion was between the corporate media and the Democratic Party to spin a phony tale.
Alan MacLeod
Venezuela-Baiting: How Media Keep Anti-Imperialist Dissent in Check
06 Mar 2019
The corporate media are attacking Bernie Sanders like wild hyenas for failing to sufficiently denounce Venezuela’s government.