Democrats

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
DNC: Deceptive Notorious Capitalism
28 Aug 2024
"DNC: Deceptive Notorious Capitalism" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Erica Caines
Selective Democracy: U.S. Hegemony and Global Consequences
28 Aug 2024
The United States hides behind the facade of democracy to obscure the many contradictions of its domestic and foreign policy. The Democratic Party specifically peddles this lie about using democracy…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
KHive Snitches, Right Wing Liberals, and Palestine
21 Aug 2024
The allegation that only Trump threatens democracy is a useful ruse for the Democratic Party. They continue their support for genocide and ethnic cleansing and fiercely attack anyone who dares to…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Kamala Harris in Her Own Words
14 Aug 2024
Kamala Harris stands with the corporate democrats who are committed to austerity and imperialism. No one needs to wonder what she will do should she become president. What did Bill Clinton, Barack…
The Editors
Black Left Critique of Kamala Harris
07 Aug 2024
Immediately after Joe Biden announced that he would not seek re-election and instead endorsed Kamala Harris, she was anointed as the Democratic Party presidential nominee with little analysis of her…
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
The Useful Tool: Kamala “Heartbeat Away” Harris
31 Jul 2024
If Biden wins, Kamala Harris will be put forward as a kind of “co-president,” as a palliative for the lack of substantive relief from the forces that are plaguing Black lives.
Jon Jeter
How the Democratic Party Committed Suicide by Biting the Black Hands That Feed It
31 Jul 2024
The Democratic Party dug its own grave decades ago when it began trying to siphon from the GOP by appealing to conservatives and ignoring the needs of its strong base of African American people.
Malaika Jabali
In Milwaukee, Many Black Voters Aren’t On Board With Either Party
31 Jul 2024
The city’s abstainers could determine who wins Wisconsin, a critical swing state, this November.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Chicago Authorities Want a “Conversation” with the Poor People’s Army about the DNC 2024
24 Jul 2024
The Poor People’s Army has a permit to march to the steps of the Democratic National Convention in August, but now Chicago authorities want to have a “conversation” with them.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Biden Steps Aside in Favor of Harris as the RNC Further Solidifies the Cult of Trump
24 Jul 2024
Under pressure since the June 27 disastrous debate, the president exits the campaign creating more uncertainty on the political landscape.