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Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Detroit Will be Democracy's Decisive Battle
30 Oct 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Detroit is the battleground chosen by Wall Street to crush the last vestiges of American democracy by creating “the template for direct corporate rule.” Finance…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Remember the Grenada Invasion
23 Oct 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The U.S. pounced on the island nation of Grenada like an “elephant on a flea,” 30 years ago, to wipe out the remnants of a revolution. Adding insult to injury (and…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Who Sank Detroit – the “Hip Hop Mayor” or Wall Street?
16 Oct 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Many, if not most, Americans are eager to believe that what’s wrong with Detroit and other troubled cities is the fault of the inhabitants. “The irresponsible,…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Wall Street Bets a Quadrillion of Everybody Else’s Money
09 Oct 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Americans are driven to panic at the prospect of a technical federal default, later this month – an event that could cost the public treasury billions. But Wall…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Shutdown Game
02 Oct 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford What’s at stake in the partial “shutdown” of government? Certainly not Obamacare, which was never in danger. It’s all an exercise in drawing fake lines in the…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Black America More Pro-War Than Ever
18 Sep 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford During President Obama’s run-up to war with Syria, “African Americans were, for the first time in polling history, the most bellicose major ethnicity in the United…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Obama’s Humiliating Defeat
11 Sep 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford When presidents fail, it is a public spectacle. In his rush into unprovoked war against Syria, President Obama overplayed his hand. Shortly before he appeared on…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Who Are the Minions of War in the Black Caucus?
11 Sep 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford For the first time in five years, “the Black Caucus was treated like royalty, rather than a nuisance, as is usual, at the White House.” The reason: Obama needs their…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Obama: As Warlike as Bush, and Just as Lonely
05 Sep 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Most of the planet recoils from President Obama’s plans to smash the Syrian state – as do a majority of Americans. “The First Black U.S. President now finds himself…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Dreamer With a Kill List
29 Aug 2013
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The most powerful – and violent – man in the world was made the star of the commemoration of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King. “The grave-markers…