Bruce A. Dixon

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
After Troy Davis, After Trayvon Martin: What A Real Justice Movement Will Look Like
05 Apr 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon What would a real movement for justice in the wake of Troy Davis and Trayvon Martin look like? How can we actually engage the authorities, and the Obama…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Trayvon Martin, Troy Davis and the 2012 Election
29 Mar 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon When Obama likened Trayvon Martin to his imaginary son, and that there ought to be a national debate about something or other, what did that mean? It might mean…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Barack Obama, Democratic Expectations and the Magic Wand
21 Mar 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon What are the people who tell us President Obama hasn't got a “magic wand” really saying? That we have no right to expect a president to use the power of his…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony
14 Mar 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Thanks to relentless promotion by corporate media, government, celebrities, right wing foundations & church groups, & politicians of both corporate…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Like Bill Clinton, Obama Drives Crazy Republicans Even Crazier
02 Mar 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon When a right wing Democrat occupies the White House it does stranger things to Republicans than the full moon does to werewolves. If history is any guide, it…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Giving Away the Store: The Black Political Class as Bystanders and Looters
16 Feb 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Dr. King once expressed the belief that we might be “integrating into a burning house.” Even that might not be so bad, one supposes, if we were actually…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Record Black Male Unemployment Remains Invisible to the First Black President
02 Feb 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon State of the Union speeches usually throw bones in every direction, to every constituency that matters to a president. But even though black male…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Black America Paralyzed, Powerless, Irrelevant: Year 4 of the Obama Era
18 Jan 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Next week will mark the third anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration, and the unveiling of his fourth budget. Already White House spokespeople admit that…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Will Black Mecca Bail Out Its Gentrifiers and Their Jim Crow BeltLine Streetcars?
11 Jan 2012
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Hailed by “smart growth” advocates around the country, the Atlanta BeltLine, is a massive & racist gentrification scheme funded by diverting billions out of…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Does the 2012 Election Mean Anything To African America?
05 Jan 2012
With the First Black President having put social security cuts on the bargaining table before even being sworn in, ignoring record black unemployment and mass incarceration, and doubling down on…