Bruce A. Dixon

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Jeff Haas New Book, “The Assassination of Fred Hampton” is a Major Contribution To The Legacy of the Slain Panther Leader
29 Dec 2009
Attorney Jeffrey Haas co-founded Chicago's PLO, the Peoples Law Office, which has represented the victims of political persecution, torture and police misconduct for more than four decades. …
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Barack Obama and Langston Hughes on “Grumblers” and “Merry Christmas”
24 Dec 2009
When US presidents offer us their holiday greeting messages, do we know what are they really saying? How hard can it be to figure that out? Langston Hughes died in 1967, but he knew what…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Universal Health Care? We Keep the Candy, But You Can Have the Wrapper. No. Wait. Give Us the Wrapper Too.
16 Dec 2009
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon It's half past December, and the White House is hell-bent on passing its version of “health insurance reform” out of Congress before the holiday recess. It's not…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Remembering Fred Hampton, 40 Years Later
03 Dec 2009
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Plundering the Panthers, Manipulating the Movement: Re-Branding the Black Panther Party
02 Dec 2009
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Every movement has its symbols and icons. But when these are separated from their context and content they are nothing but brands, to be employed for…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Democrats and Republicans Won't Confront Black Mass Incarceration, and Why The Green Party Will
18 Nov 2009
Although the phenomenon of black mass incarceration is at the center of African American life, it continues to be obfuscated or ignored. The bipartisan consensus is that the social policy of black…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Played, Betrayed, Health Care Delayed: House Passes Bailout For Private Insurance Companies.
11 Nov 2009
by BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon Now we know what the Obama administration means by “health care reform”. They mean guranteeing the rights of insurance and drug companies to their profits. They…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
If Democrats Don't Pass Health Insurance Reform This Year, What Do We Lose? And What Do We Gain?
04 Nov 2009
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon The version of health care reform championed by the White House and Congressional Democrats will force millions to buy crappy insurance from private providers…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Harry Reid, Democratic Leaders and the White House Still Faking the Funk on Universal Health Care
29 Oct 2009
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon This week the Senate's Harry Reid announced the consolidation of the Senate Democratic caucus version of health care reform. How central the “public option” is…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
National Wave of Privatization Scandals and Disasters Ignored By Media, Concealed From Public
29 Oct 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Bruce Dixon Click the flash player below to listen or the mic to download. The total absence of local journalism in…