US Politics

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Facebook is Not Your Friend
18 Oct 2018
Facebook has become The Great Censor, ready to pull the pages of dissenters that seek to “stir up political debate” in ways that threaten the legitimacy of corporate rule.
Dr. Matthew Quest
How H. Rap Brown Forecast the Future of Black Power
17 Oct 2018
From 1967-1971, H Rap Brown (now
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Congo in the Abyss
17 Oct 2018
The imperial aggressions of western governments have inflicted multiple holocausts on the Congolese people.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Jamal Khashoggi and U.S. Hypocrisy
17 Oct 2018
The corporate media cry crocodile tears over the apparent murder of an elite, CIA-connected “dissident,” while papering over US complicity in Saudi war crimes in Yemen.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Theory 101: Historical Materialism and the Legacy of Columbus
17 Oct 2018
The celebration of Columbus is a product of over five centuries of colonialism and capitalist development.
Mark P. Fancher
Deadly, Cowardly U.S. Drone Wars in Africa
17 Oct 2018
The anticipated reduction of US troops in Africa will be matched by an increase in killer drones.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
The Straight Line from Slavery to Mass Incarceration
15 Oct 2018
The US model of mass incarceration can only be understood as an extension of slavery, said Martha Escobar, author of Captivity Beyond Prisons: Criminalization Experiences of La
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black America Must Say No to US Imperialism
15 Oct 2018
The director of the Black Alliance for Peace, Ajamu Baraka, said it is vitally important to give voice to Black Americans’ historical opposition to US military adventures abroad.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Uganda President Worse Than Idi Amin
15 Oct 2018
Ugandan dissident entertainer and national legislator Bobi Wine says President Yoweri Museveni is worse than former dictator Idi Amin.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Long Night Has Fallen on the Supreme Court -- Thanks Largely to Democrats
10 Oct 2018
If the Democrats were serious they would have treated each reactionary GOP nominee over the decades as a bullet to the heart of their constituents. They did not.