US Politics

Jefferson Cowie
Is Freedom White?
30 Sep 2020
Now as in the past, much of the talk about American “freedom” is really about white people’s presumed right to dominate everyone else.
Jon Schwarz
Hunger in America, Especially for Children, Has “Skyrocketed” During Pandemic
30 Sep 2020
Census data show 19 percent of Black households did not have enough food to eat in the past week, compared to 7 percent of white households.
Andrew Ford
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail
30 Sep 2020
Dozens of New Jersey officers who have been criminally charged with official misconduct avoided the jail time called for under the law.
Riva Enteen
Fear and Russia-Loathing in the National Lawyers Guild
30 Sep 2020
Trump’s election, Russiagate and the smear campaign against Julian Assange have deluded and disoriented many “left” organizations.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of September 28, 2020
28 Sep 2020
This Movement Has “Reach and Longevity”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
The People Will Establish a Green New Deal
28 Sep 2020
With corporate Democrats no more receptive than Republicans to Green New Deal legislation, it will be up to “the movement” to combat the climate crisis, said Yolian Ogbu, and
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
US Dominates Africa through AFRICOM
28 Sep 2020
The US doesn’t hide its desire to rule the planet through a military policy of “full spectrum dominance” of all the regions of the world.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
This Movement Has “Reach and Longevity”
28 Sep 2020
Calls for defunding and abolition of the police are no longer fringe demands due to the “remarkable” growth of the mass movement, said Asha Noor, a racial justice and human ri
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
The US Dictatorship of (White) Capital and its Tools of Bamboozlement
24 Sep 2020
The New York Times and fellow corporate media discourage Americans from organizing against the rule of the rich by pretending that People Power is a fantasy.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: The Democrats’ Supreme Failure
23 Sep 2020
The corporate Democrats refuse to back measures that appeal to huge majorities of their base, preferring instead to campaign against one evil man and his appointees.