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Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Dems and Repubs are Moneypots, Not Real Political Parties
02 Aug 2023
If the Democrats were a real, mass based party, they would never consider Joe Biden as their nominee because he has no support among the people that energize parties: the youth.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
"Booming" Economy Means More Bad Jobs and Faster Race to the Bottom
02 Aug 2023
For the past 30 years, no matter which party has been in power, the US economy has produced more and more “bad” jobs – because the Race to the Bottom is ruling class policy.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Believe Absolutely Nothing the US Government and Media Say About ...Anything
02 Aug 2023
It is true now just as when Glen Ford wrote these words in 2019. In any alliance with corporate oppression and militarism, Black America squanders reservoirs of respect among the Earth’s peoples. We …
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Ukraine and Imperialism's Death Spiral
18 Jan 2023
Glen Ford spoke at a May 10, 2014 Ukraine teach-in sponsored by the International Action Center in the wake of the U.S. backed coup. His words were prescient and explain U.S. actions in the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The End of American Thanksgivings: A Cause for Universal Rejoicing
23 Nov 2022
Glen Ford wrote many powerful essays, but his unflinching analysis of the history of the holiday we call Thanksgiving endures nearly 20 years after he wrote it.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Glen Ford's Ukrainian Crystal Ball
27 Jul 2022
Glen Ford was among the speakers at a May 16, 2014 teach-in on Ukraine sponsored by the International Action Center. The event was held at The Riverside Church in New York City in the wake of the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Lies of Empire: Don’t Believe a Word They Say
27 Jul 2022
The U.S. reprises Iraq, inventing a WMD threat from Syria. The FBI concocts home-grown terror through stings, while the NSA claims it has secretly saved many lives. “Why this steady stream of…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
You Can’t Shame the Shameless Black Misleadership Class
27 Jul 2022
The Black misleaders have been busy selling out Black people for half a century, but are still only barely tolerated by the rich man’s Democratic Party and its racist figurehead, Joe Biden.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Introduction to Glen Ford's "The Black Agenda"
27 Jul 2022
The compilation of Glen Ford's work, "The Black Agenda" was published by OR Books posthumously. In the introduction he recounted his life story and career.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Racist, Imperialist War on Venezuela
24 Nov 2021
We are reprinting Glen Ford’s 2019 article on Venezuela not to demonstrate that he was prescient on the issue of U.S.-Venezuela policies, but because it is still relevant and demonstrates the t