US Politics

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.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Martha Escobar’s “Captivity Beyond Prisons”
19 Sep 2018
Rather than benevolent protector, the state enables and often perpetuates violence against marginalized communities, criminalizing them.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Crystal Fleming’s “How to Be Less Stupid About Race”
19 Sep 2018
The racism of the larger society is internalized in us, including those of us who are Black and brown, and must be methodically confronted.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Abolition Spotlight Editor
BAR Abolition Spotlight: Romarilyn Ralston
19 Sep 2018
Incarcerated people are limited to pushing prison reform, while the unincarcerated have the privilege to advocate abolition.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of September 17, 2018
18 Sep 2018
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on Lockdown
17 Sep 2018
“It’s a war against the prisoners, but also a war against knowledge and, ultimately, the Constitution, itself,” said Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner, ch
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Pennsylvania Funds Prison Repression, But Not Health Care
17 Sep 2018
Although a statewide lockdown is officially over, prisoner mail and visitation will be hugely disrupted for the next 90 days, said Johanna Fernandez, of the Campaign to Bring Mumia
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Spike Lee Movie Whitewashes Police Repression of Blacks
17 Sep 2018
Robin DG Kelly, the author and essayist, agrees with Boots Riley’s critique of BlacKkKlansman, the Spike Lee movie whose hero is a Black cop who spies on Black activists.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Trump Wants to Tax Protests in DC
17 Sep 2018
The public has until mid-October to comment on Trump administration plans to charge protesters in the nation’s capitol, said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, of the Partnership for Civil J
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Two Thirds of "Progressive" Democratic Congressional Candidates Completely Silent on Foreign Policy
13 Sep 2018
We’re told there’s a blue wave coming in November that may sweep a Democratic majority into the House of Representa