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Jon Jeter
From Cadillac-Driving Welfare Queens to Xbox-Playing Slackers, the Oligarchs Vilify Others for Their Own Larceny
09 Jul 2025
America’s ruling class keeps inventing new boogeymen to disguise its endless war on workers, while wealth pours upward and capitalism’s collapse accelerates.
Hanna Eid
Hell is Empty and the Devils Are All Here: AI and Imperialism in the Current Crisis
09 Jul 2025
AI is imperialism's newest weapon, automating genocide in Gaza while building a surveillance state at home.
Jon Jeter
Pizza Goeth Before a Fall? Changes in Americans’ Eating Habits Foretell a Deep Recession
04 Jun 2025
Wages can't keep up with prices, debt is crushing workers, and racial capitalism keeps us divided over shrinking slices. This isn't just inflation—it's collapse.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
One Big Beautiful Bank Job!
28 May 2025
"One Big Beautiful Bank Job!" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Tamara Gausi
ITUC-Africa General Secretary, Akhator Joel Odigie: “It is time for Africans to chart and determine our progress on our terms”
28 May 2025
As workers across Africa face growing challenges, the leadership of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation remains crucial in the fight for labor rights and…
Louisiana Workers Council
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and More
28 May 2025
This fact sheet, put together by the Louisiana Workers Councils, explains how Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill cuts essential services and benefits for workers in order to give to the wealthy.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
DOGE— Department Of Grifter Enrichment
07 May 2025
"DOGE— Department Of Grifter Enrichment" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Maxwell Evans
South Side Neighbors Want Housing Protections Before City OKs ‘Luxury’ Hotel Near Obama Center
07 May 2025
Community residents say that Chicago's City Council should pass a slate of housing protections centered on low-income renters instead of advancing plans for a hotel near the Obama Center site.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
March, March, March… (For Million Worker March and Brother Ray Quan)
30 Apr 2025
"March, March, March… (For Million Worker March and Brother Ray Quan)" is the latest from BAR's Poet-In-Residence.
Jon Jeter
Tell No Lies, Claim No Easy Victories: Liberal Media Blames Trump for Economic Woes That Began Years Ago
23 Apr 2025
Corporate media peddle the myth of a pre-Trump economic golden age, but for working-class Americans, especially Black families, the struggle began long before he took office.