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Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Charles Rangel and the End of Black Politics
28 May 2025
The late Charles Rangel served as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than 40 years. But the goals of Black politics and electoral politics are not necessarily the same.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Biden's Fate and Israel's Sadistic Revenge
21 May 2025
Israel is starving Gazans to death and continuing its bombing attacks on civilians. Israel also specializes in personal revenge, targeting men, women, and children who might be the subject of…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Corruption, Lies, Biden's Health and Trump's Victory
14 May 2025
The same corporate media talking heads who told us to ignore Biden’s failing health are now cashing in with books revealing political cover ups while also covering up their own role in facilitating…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Ryan Coogler, Shedeur Sanders, Karmelo Anthony, and Rodney Hinton, Jr
07 May 2025
Black people who are among the rich and famous garner praise and love, and so do those who are in distress. But concerns for the masses of people and their struggles are often missing.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Graylan Hagler: Capitulation Masquerading as Political Thought
30 Apr 2025
Liberals continue to condemn anyone who didn’t support Kamala Harris and the latest iteration of neo-liberal treachery. Black people are told to stand down when there is a fight worth waging.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Bush, Obama, and Biden Gave Trump the Tools for Repression
23 Apr 2025
Donald Trump is thought of as a terrible president who doesn’t care about humanity. While that assertion is true, he had lots of help from his like-minded predecessors in developing plans for war and…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Western Nations Join the United States in Repressing Dissent
16 Apr 2025
Trump is not unique in the collective west. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, "democratic" states intensify repression and criminalize dissent.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Cory Booker, Confused Liberals, Obama's Reappearance, and the Dangers of a Fake Movement
09 Apr 2025
Any “movement” that leads protest back to the Democratic Party is, by definition, dangerous. Criticism of Donald Trump cannot be a defining feature of change.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Trump Exposes the Elite Classes
02 Apr 2025
While Trump dedicates himself to making every conservative fantasy come true, millions wonder who will save them from the onslaught of the right wing fever dream. The answer is no one but ourselves.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Bernie and AOC Sheepdog for the Democrats
26 Mar 2025
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are trying to re-engage disaffected voters who are rightly disengaged from the Democratic Party. Big rallies can’t hide the fact that the Fighting…