US Politics

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Losing Its Imperial Status
24 Sep 2018
“We are entering a new moment in history,” said Dubosian scholar Anthony Monteiro, which is in some ways a negation of the hegemonic dollar and the unipolar world, with the US as t
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Blacks Should Appeal to Higher Law
24 Sep 2018
Black activist politics made its greatest strides when it appealed to a higher law of justice, rather than the man-made legal system, said Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Natura
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Sports is Racist Playing Field
24 Sep 2018
“Every aspect of society manufacturers” white innocence and Black criminality, said David Leonard, author of Playing While White: Privilege and Power On and Off the Field.
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from BAR Readers
22 Sep 2018
Articles exposing the hypocrisy of supposedly honorable figures who push for, or enable, war and regime change resonated with readers over the past few weeks.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Black Unity Behind Black Candidates Helps Whom? Us? Or Them?
21 Sep 2018
Ten years ago it was 2008.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Papa Bernie Got a (Not So) Brand New Foreign Policy Bag
20 Sep 2018
Bernie Sanders obscures the facts of US militarism, and urges Americans to fixate on axis of evil oligarch-ruled countries that does not include the home of the richest oligarchs of all: the U
Raymond Nat Turner , BAR poet-in-residence
Save The Overtime…
19 Sep 2018
“…hear me now, five, four, three, two, one…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Two African Heroes Leave Prison in Rwanda
19 Sep 2018
Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame has released two of his best known political prisoners: Victoire Ingabire, a Hutu political activist, and Kizito Mihigo, a Tutsi gospel singer.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Letter to Kaepernick: Where Do You Go from Here?
19 Sep 2018
Long before the Nike deal it was clear that Kaepernick’s politics were being subsumed by other forces pushing a weak soup of “diversity” and “free speech.”
Paul Street
White Lies and Blue Codes: Laquan McDonald’s Killer Goes to Trial
19 Sep 2018
Things could get very ugly in Chicago if the cop that killed Laquan McDonald is set free by a jury that includes only one Black person.