Congress

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report July 31, 2026
31 Jul 2026
In this week’s segment, we talk to Kshama Sawant, a socialist congressional candidate in Washington state, but we begin with a discussion of the Trump administration’s red scare and state repressio
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Kshama Sawant, Socialist Candidate for Congress
31 Jul 2026
Kshama Sawant is a former Seattle, Washington City Council Member best known for her role in raising the minimum wage to $21 per hour, the highest in the nation. She is now running for Congress in…
Gary Wilson
House Votes to Lock Israel Into U.S. War Machine for Wider War
29 Jul 2026
The House voted to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Israel has some control over the U.S. war machine, and Washington locks in a forward base in West Asia.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Lindsey Graham Was the Face of the Duopoly
15 Jul 2026
The late Senator Lindsey Graham played the role of chief congressional warmonger very well. But many of his colleagues, who spoke in quieter voices, were completely aligned with his support of U.S.…
John Parker
Socialist candidate John Parker: Abolish ICE and police, fund people’s needs
22 Apr 2026
Following is a recent campaign meeting talk by socialist congressional candidate John Parker. Parker is a founding member of the Struggle for Socialism Party and Struggle-La Lucha magazine. He is a…
Sol Elias
Death By Black Excellence
15 Apr 2026
Misogynoir, a term meant to name the specific violence against poor and working-class Black women is now being used as a shield for political elites.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Illegal Orders, Liberal Hypocrisy, and Fake Outrage
26 Nov 2025
Democrats recruit military veterans and former intelligence agency operatives to run for office to prove their pro-war credentials. A contrived fight with Donald Trump shouldn’t fool anyone.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Birthright Citizenship and the Supreme Court
04 Jul 2025
On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order which stated that the federal government would require proof of parental citizenship or permanent residency in order to grant birthright…
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
From Uncle Tom to Cousin Cory: (Or, The Curious Case of Mr. Booker’s Senate Floor Minstrel Show)
09 Apr 2025
Senator Cory Booker’s recent 25-hour Senate speech is hailed by some as an act of resistance. Really, it exposes the moral bankruptcy of neoliberal politics, as his performative progressivism clashes…
Tamara Nassar , Ali Abunimah
AOC votes to back Israel lobby’s bogus “anti-Semitism” definition
27 Nov 2024
New York's "progressive" congresswoman panders to the Israel lobby by supporting a definition of antisemitism that will stifle free speech.