U.S. Militarism

Editors, The Black Agenda Review
POEM: To The Aircraft Carrier Intrepid, Pedro Mir, 1962
03 Jun 2026
Oh, carrier Intrepid/you in these torrid waters of Santo Domingo/only out of fear.
Erica Caines
The Persecution of Kaia Sealy and the Manufactured Crisis in Trinidad and Tobago
03 Jun 2026
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister says she backs Trump's conservatism and capitalism, and the criminal case against a hairdresser paralyzed in a police shooting shows exactly what that partnership…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Standing with Iran
25 Feb 2026
The task of the left, of all anti-imperialists, is to oppose U.S. aggression around the world. A military attack against Iran is imminent and cannot be opposed on theoretical grounds. The people of…
Prince Kapone
Southern Spear: The American Pole and the Recolonization of the Hemisphere
17 Dec 2025
Operation Southern Spear is not a drug war—it is the first open military strike of a new U.S. doctrine: puncture the Caribbean, penetrate the continent, and weld the Americas into a captive bloc of…
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Synergy of the Sacrificed: Katrina and the Praxis of Imperial Domination
27 Aug 2025
Twenty years after Katrina, the disaster stands not as an anomaly but as a blueprint. Its aftermath reveals a template for imperial domination, where "natural" disasters become pretexts for…
Movement for Social Justice
The MSJ Unequivocally Condemns the US Military Buildup in the Southern Caribbean
26 Aug 2025
The U.S. is a purveyor of global violence, as illustrated by the intensifying militarism in the Caribbean and targeting of Venezuela. The struggle to establish a Zone of Peace directly challenges…
Janvieve Williams Comrie
Panama's Shift Toward Militarization Raises Sovereignty Concerns Amid U.S. Influence
19 Mar 2025
Panama's increasingly deepening military ties with the U.S. challenge the nation's constitutionally mandated demilitarization.
Alan MacLeod
Marco Rubio: From ‘Perfect Little Puppet’ to Most Dangerous Man Alive
29 Jan 2025
As a U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio was a consistent war hawk and imperialist. Now as Secretary of State he poses great danger to the world.
Erica Caines
Bound by Imperialism: Trinidad’s Role in U.S. Agenda
08 Jan 2025
Trinidad is experiencing an unprecedented crime wave. The state has responded by militarizing the police and loosening restrictions on their actions. To understand these mechanisms, one must look at…
Joseph Massad
Why even progressive US voters are America Firsters
06 Nov 2024
The fate of billions whom the US dominates and oppresses is effectively exchanged for a few possible reforms in domestic policies that affect parts of middle-class America