Glen Ford

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Police “Training” is the Problem: They are Trained to Oppress Blacks
16 Sep 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Black people don’t need more “training” of the cops that patrol their communities. What’s needed is a new mission for the police – one that is radically different…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Trumpocalypse: Democrats Rule Blacks by Fear
10 Sep 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Donald Trump is a very useful man, to both the Democratic and Republican factions of the ruling corporate party. The “White Man’s Party” (Republican) faction can…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
#BlackLivesMatter Hurts Democrats’ Feelings
02 Sep 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The #BlackLivesMatter organization this week rejected the endorsement of the Democratic National Committee, embarrassing top members of the party. However, the DNC…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Katrina: The Logic of Genocide
27 Aug 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The best thing that could happen to poor Black people is for a Katrina-like catastrophe to hit their city, scattering them to the four corners of the country. So…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
#BlackLivesMatter Performs a Self-Humiliation at Hillary Clinton’s Hands
20 Aug 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Hillary Clinton found it easy to reduce a #BlackLivesMatter delegation to “school children at an elementary civics class,” when they met with her last week. Clinton…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
#BlackLivesMatter and the Democrats: How Disruption Can Lead to Collaboration
13 Aug 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The #Black Lives Matter organization may believe that it is confronting, rather than collaborating with, the Democratic Party, by disrupting candidates’ speeches.…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Poll Shows Black People Have Begun to Recover Their Senses on Race Relations
05 Aug 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Finally, Black perceptions of the actual racial situation in the United States are catching up with reality, after years of collective delusion under The First Black…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Fake War on ISIS: US and Turkey Escalate in Syria
04 Aug 2015
by Eric Draitser Turkey has long been the most important supporter of both ISIS and the other al Qaida off-shoot, al Nusra. Indeed, “since at least 2012, Turkey has been the principal conduit for…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Fight For A Socialist South Africa
15 Jul 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford South Africa’s most militant labor leaders are pressing forward with plans to build a real socialist party to challenge the ANC government’s capitulation to global…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Black Self Determination Matters
09 Jul 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford After two generations of political decay, Black people finally realize they “need to find ways to protect themselves from the police agencies of the Mass Black…