Glen Ford

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Four U.S. Presidents and Four UK Prime Ministers Charged With Genocide
13 Oct 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Charges of genocide against four administrations in Washington and London document the continuity of U.S.…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Olympics and Rio's Black Poor
06 Oct 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford The gentry-pursued Black and poor population of Chicago got a reprieve from the Olympic committee last…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Media Tell the Rich Man's Story, Starve the People of Real News
06 Oct 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford A new study shows the corporate news media behave as if their primary audience is comprised of the rich…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
U.S. Achieves Deep Penetration of African Armed Forces
06 Oct 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Supporters of African independence are generally pleased that the U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, has not…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Prized Possessions: Media Politics and Missing Women
06 Oct 2009
by Sikivu Hutchinson In a nation of 300 million that's half-female, only a select group is entitled to rank among the high-profile “missing,” should they disappear. “In the national 'victim-ocracy,'…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Poll Shows Public Wants Medicare for All
30 Sep 2009
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford President Obama attempts to depict proponents of Medicare for all as lefty health care “extremists.” But that’s precisely the kind of “robust” public plan favored by…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Gov. Deval Patrick Joins Condemnation of Hyatt Firings
30 Sep 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Hyatt Hotels pounced on their Boston housekeepers like a great predator, firing the staff without notice and…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Great Black Hole of Casino Capitalism
30 Sep 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford If all the talk of economic “recovery” sound insane to the growing ranks of the unemployed and dispossessed…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
White House vs. Gov Paterson: Is That Any Way to Treat a Brother?
23 Sep 2009
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford People who remember the days when Black elected officials were scarce and low-ranked, might conclude that last week's spectacle is a good problem to have: A Black…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
“Black is Back” on Nov. 7: D.C. Rally and March on White House
22 Sep 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Click the flash player to listen to or the mic below to download the MP3 audio of this commentary. The “…