US Politics

Christopher Lebron
“Black Panther” Is Not the Movie We Deserve
21 Feb 2018
“A movie unique for its black star power depends on a shocking devaluation of black American men.”
Abdul Alkalimat
The Panther Movie: Why is It Dangerous? Why Do We Fall for It?
21 Feb 2018
“Our situation is so dire that we will reach out for this Hollywood fantasy as if it can be helpful, healing, and a lens through which to view history.”
Mark P. Fancher
AFRICOM - Staggering But Not Yet Down For The Count
21 Feb 2018
“The AFRICOM serpent has spent more than a decade slithering into almost every African country and establishing a venomous presence.”
Joe Penney
Drones in the Sahara
21 Feb 2018
“American, Italian, German, and French military forces are active in the country, and if any one of them makes a mistake, they can all become targets for retribution.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Liberal-FBI Love Fest Recalls 1950s
19 Feb 2018
The current liberal and “progressive” love affair with the FBI “is a way of affirming the status quo,” in which both Democrats and Republicans are participants, said scholar Ward Churchill
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
The Underground Struggle Continues
19 Feb 2018
Shannon Jones and her comrades in Bronxites for NYPD Accountability have taken the struggle against police repression underground, into the subway system, where they encourage folk
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on Rule of “the Good Ol’ Boys”
19 Feb 2018
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told audiences for his Prison Radio broadcast that white supremacy really means white MALE supremacy.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Sentencing Reform Bill Moves Forward on Capital Hill
19 Feb 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s passage of a drug sentencing bill is a significant step forward for criminal justice reform, said Kara Gotsch, of The Sentencing Project, especiall
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
U.S. Prepares Armed Intervention in Venezuela
19 Feb 2018
Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, believes the U.S. is actively preparing a military intervention against the elected government of Venezuela.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Are Intersectionalism Or Afro-Pessimism Paths To Power? Probably Not. Part 3 of 3
16 Feb 2018
In parts one and two of this series I’ve talked about the fact that there are two conflicting versions of intersectionality, one employed by some honest to god leftists who reach backward across de