US Politics

Gary Wilson
Dow 50,000 — and workers selling blood
18 Feb 2026
The Dow Jones hit 50,000, yet 200,000 people a day are selling their blood plasma to survive. This contrast illustrates the accelerated transfer of wealth from the working class to the ruling class.
Julia Kassem
‘Israel’: The Glue That Pieces Together the Maxwell-Epstein Saga
18 Feb 2026
Julia Kassem argues the Maxwell–Epstein saga is best understood through the lens of Israeli intelligence networks, tracing a continuity of espionage, blackmail, and media influence from Robert…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
A whistle and honk for our cities under siege
11 Feb 2026
"A whistle and honk for our cities under siege" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Trump’s De Jure Racism Provides Convenient Cover for Liberals and Democrats to Mask Their De Facto Racism
11 Feb 2026
The political theater of condemning Trump's racism serves the function of diverting attention from the more dangerous, policy-based racism that operates with bipartisan support.
Iker Suarez
Anti-ICE, Anti-Imperialism. A Primer on the Role of ICE and How to Fight It
11 Feb 2026
To dismantle ICE, we must first understand its purpose in a global system. The struggle against this agency is a struggle against the machinery of imperialism itself.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio February 6, 2026
06 Feb 2026
In this week’s segment, we analyze the first month of Zohran Mamdani’s administration as mayor of New York City. But we begin with discussion of a new book from an activist and writer about the…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
In The Worldwide Family of Militant Women
06 Feb 2026
We're joined by Arlene Eisen, author of the new book, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women, published by Iskra Books. Arlene Eisen has been a militant in the struggle against imperialism since…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Leftist Analysis of Zohran Mamdani's First Month in Office
06 Feb 2026
Lance Hawkins joins us from New York City to discuss the first month of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Lance Hawkins is a community, labor, and anti-war organizer, and a proud socialist born…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Garland Nixon
Margaret Kimberly - The Duopoly War Dance - The Democrat/Republican Pillow Fight
04 Feb 2026
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist, joined Garland Nixon in a conversation about the coordination between the Democratic and Republican parties in the descent into an…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Epstein Files Shows How the Elites Move
04 Feb 2026
The importance of the Epstein files cannot be underestimated. They provide a view not just of scandal and sex trafficking but of international ruling class corruption.