US Politics

Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Abortion Rights and the Power of Protest
22 May 2019
An abortion rights crisis looms, but Americans have lost their fightng tools, lulled to sleep by the corporate fixers of the Democratic Party.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Corporate Media and the “Resistance” to Peace
22 May 2019
The “Resistance” to peace being waged by the capitalist class and the corporate media is the greatest threat faced by humanity today.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Muellergate, A Report Review: Who Cooked Up the 'Russiagate' Conspiracy?
22 May 2019
Robert Mueller took two years to cook up a nothingburger, but we need to find out who conspired to wreck relations with Russia and censor the Left.
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Marcela Howelland Jessica González-Rojas
How the Promise of Roe v. Wade Left Women of Color Behind
22 May 2019
Roe has never been full of promise for women of color, immigrant women and women with low incomes, who also have the most to lose.
Earl Hazell
MJ/Kelly, Wynton/West: Tour Guides of the House of Peter Pan
22 May 2019
An opera singer and artistic director sees the Black male genius as a window to America’s dark side.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
22 May 2019
This week the most talked about topic was war. Readers wrote in about “
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Noura Erakat’s “Justice for Some”
22 May 2019
Sometimes what passes for international law can lead to unfair outcomes, as the mandate that facilitated the creation of Israel on Palestinian land.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Greg Shupak’s “The Wrong Story”
22 May 2019
American maneuvers in the Middle East have little to do with culture or religion and everything to do with capitalism.
Mark P. Fancher
Socialism – The Litmus Test for Authentic African Leadership
22 May 2019
There is no better time than African Liberation Day to call out Africa’s imperialist stooges, lackeys and puppets.
Lucas Koerner.and Ricardo Vaz
Venezuela Media Far More Diverse Than US
22 May 2019
Not only is the Venezuelan press free to criticize the government, the opposition dominates the media and uses it to foment coups.