Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Neocolonial African Conservation Inspired by “Tarzan”
01 Jul 2020
Ann Garrison responds to a critic of neocolonial nature “conservation” in Africa, and discusses US-backed threats to national sovereignty and all forms of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, 1964—2020
24 Jun 2020
Burundi is Africa’s Syria and Venezuela, a developing nation that dared to defy US dictates under Nkurunziza’s leadership.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
How Did Two Beloved Members of Louisville’s Black Community Die Under Police Fire?
10 Jun 2020
Without justification, Louisville cops snuffed out the lives of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, drawing that city into the national vortex of protest.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Headline News
03 Jun 2020
The world as we know it may be at the cusp of radical change, but right now it just looks like a blizzard of urgent headlines.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Rwanda: “Victoire Ingabire Should Be Arrested at Least, Killed at Best”
27 May 2020
The life of the woman who leads Rwanda’s most prominent opposition to Paul Kagame’s dictatorship is being publicly threatened in the wake of the killing of many of her supporters.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Trump vs. Biden: The China-Hating Contest Is On Like Donkey Kong
20 May 2020
Trump and Biden promise their fans a roaring hate-fest this election cycle, as they vie for the honor of defending America’s right to full spectrum dominance of every corner of the globe.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Things Don’t Get No Better
13 May 2020
The current season of sickness – biological and political – is, indeed, strange, with no hint of a better day any time soon.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
United States of Distraction: A Book Review
06 May 2020
The authors recount and document the descent into “post-truth” partisan journalism from the alt-right to the right, liberal, and even independent left media, between 2016 and now.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
DRC’s Virunga: Park, Gorillas, and Rangers All Under Attack
29 Apr 2020
Congolese officials are blaming armed Rwandan Hutu refugees for the massacre of twelve rangers and five civilians, but there are any number of other predators that covet the park.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Pentagon Brass Can Kiss My Ass
22 Apr 2020
The coronavirus-stricken crew of the USS Roosevelt would be more useful making N-95 masks, building housing for people living on the streets, and tilling community gardens to prepare for suppl