Glen Ford

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Ferguson: It is Right to Resist, By Any and All Means Necessary
27 Nov 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Having failed to head off the beginnings of a Black mass movement, the Black Misleadership Class and the White House cite violence in Ferguson to discredit youthful…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Political Prisoners Seek Justice at UN Committee on Torture
20 Nov 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Supporters of U.S. political prisoners, most of them former Black Panthers and all of them senior citizens, faced off against the assembled bureaucracy of the United…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
For Moment, the World Embraces the Cuba Model – and Slaps the Empire
29 Oct 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The United Nations’ yearly vote against the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba has evolved into a “singular opportunity for all the world body’s members to chastise the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Detroit: The Dispersal of Urban Black America Begins
23 Oct 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Detroit’s bankruptcy drama is a cover for ethnic and class cleansing. The city’s accelerated Black-removal plan came under scrutiny of United Nations rapporteurs,…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Obama’s Cynical, Stilted Response to Ebola vs. Cuba’s Magnificent Mobilization
16 Oct 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford President Obama initially offered Ebola-afflicted West Africa “a paltry $22 million to set up a 25-bed field hospital in Liberia at a time when literally thousands…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
VP Joe Biden Accidentally Tells A Little of the Awful Truth
09 Oct 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Vice President Joe Biden was forced to apologize to Arab emirs and kings for blaming them for arming and funding the Islamic State. He neglected to mention his own…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Eric Holder’s Damnable Legacy: Impunity for the Rich and the Death of Due Process
01 Oct 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Eric Holder and his boss have done incalculable damage to the life prospects of Black people.” Nevertheless, African Americans are eager to give high marks to a man…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Code Black Alert: The Execution of John Crawford III – Killer Cops are Back on the Street
01 Oct 2014
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo In 21st century America, cops kill Black people with both impunity and sickening regularity. A Green County, Ohio, grand jury recently issued a…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Big Switch: Obama Preparing to Bomb His Way to Regime Change in Syria
25 Sep 2014
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford The U.S. bombing campaign over Syria has two objectives: (1) “ISIS must be punished, to reduce its appeal to the jihadist rank and file, who make up the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Naming-and-Shaming the Black Caucus
17 Sep 2014
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Silence implies assent, which is why activists in Washington, DC, will loudly and clearly denounce the Congressional Black Caucus for its collective crimes against…