Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
How to Protest for Sonya Massey
31 Jul 2024
Sonya Massey’s brutal murder at the hands of the police has resulted in anguish and anger but no difference in how state violence is protested. Instead, we see surrender to the crumbs of condolences…
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Don't Believe the Hype: Venezuela is a Democracy
31 Jul 2024
Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, discusses observing the recent elections in Venezuela and why the U.S. still seeks to undermine that democracy.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Nicaraguan Democracy Exposes the U.S. Oligarchy
24 Jul 2024
The Republic of Nicaragua recently celebrated 45 years of its revolutionary government. The U.S. labels it and other nations that demand self-determination and sovereignty as “undemocratic." However…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump and Political Violence Waged by the U.S.
17 Jul 2024
The words “political violence” are the latest hackneyed and dishonest phrase emanating from the political class. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was a minor affair compared to the treatment…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Project 2025 Continues the Historic Racist, Fascist Project
10 Jul 2024
Project 2025 is just the latest in a series of conservative think pieces which outlines how republicans should wield presidential power. The outrage surrounding it ignores democrats’ collusion with…
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Analyzing the Biden and Trump Debate and the 2024 Electoral Process
10 Jul 2024
Reaction to the first 2024 debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump focused on Biden’s performance. Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, analyzes the politics behind that debate…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Julian Assange Freed by the Prospect of Justice
03 Jul 2024
After seven years of asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London and another five years imprisoned by the United Kingdom, Julian Assange is finally a free man. The prospect of justice, of Assange…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Terrible Origins of July 4th
03 Jul 2024
The causes of the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence are rarely taught in this country. The American colonists chafed under British rules limiting their settlements and feared they…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Jamaal Bowman, AIPAC, Phony Progressives, and Black Misleadership
26 Jun 2024
Jamaal Bowman is more of a clown than he is a congressman. His lack of seriousness and AIPAC money defeated him in a primary election. The lesson is to fight for and mobilize the people, who will…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Uncle Sam Wants You, to Kill and Die for the Empire
19 Jun 2024
The Biden administration and congress work together in their efforts to secure what they think is U.S. domination. They are playing a dangerous game and now try to bring back a draft through sleight…