US Politics

Ken Morgan
The Fight to End Abusive Behavior Towards Black Women
22 Nov 2017
“To bury Black women’s oppression embodied in Black oppression once and for all, we need to transform society.”
Flint Taylor
Lessons on the Anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre
22 Nov 2017
“The city quickly issued a report absolving its police department of any blame.”
Linn Washington Jr
Forced Anthem Adherence Antithetical to Justice
22 Nov 2017
“American military services spent $53 million on marketing and advertising contracts with sports teams between 2012 and 2015.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Scapegoating Russia for War and Profit
21 Nov 2017
The military-industrial complex depicts Russia as an implacable enemy of the U.S.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Hundreds Prosecuted for Breaking the Same Window
21 Nov 2017
Trial begins this week for some of the 214 people charged with conspiracy to riot during Donald Trump’s inauguration, in Washington, January 20th.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Africa: A Continent Under Lockdown
21 Nov 2017
“AFRICOM perpetuates the myth that Africa needs policing,” said Washington DC human rights activist Netfa Freeman, representing the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) at the national c
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia’s New Book
21 Nov 2017
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told supporters that his new book, Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? “reflects the people’s struggles in the inv
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Democrats Used to Love Russian Oligarchs
16 Nov 2017
“It is the Democrats that have been in 'collusion' with Russian oligarchs since the birth of that class out of the rubble of the Soviet collapse.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Defending RT
15 Nov 2017
“The 21st century McCarthyite campaign has succeeded in convincing otherwise intelligent people that Russia is an enemy.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
US politics Even More Conservative Under Trump, But Not for the Reasons Expected
15 Nov 2017
“At no other time has there been more of a need to organize a political program independent of the two party system.”