US Politics

Solomon Comissiong
Donald Trump and the Fraudulent Democratic Party
20 Sep 2017
“The system has to be deconstructed to be reconstructed into something that is actually equitable and democratic.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for week of September 18, 2017
19 Sep 2017
“Grassroots Pressure” Propels Single Payer
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Grassroots Pressure” Propels Single Payer
19 Sep 2017
The endorsement of Bernie Sanders Medicare For All bill by 15 Democratic senators is “the result of direct, grassroots pressures,” said Dr.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Black Panthers Didn’t Fight Symbols
13 Sep 2017
“Johnny Reb’s footprint on the landscape is tiny compared to the 5,000 state and federal prisons and jails that crater the nation.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Hurricanes and Capitalism
13 Sep 2017
Freedom Rider: Hurricanes and Capitalism “No one can expect a helping hand unless they are already among the haves.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Mercury in Retrograde: Las Vegas Cops Assault NFL Star Michael Bennett
13 Sep 2017
Mercury in Retrograde: Las Vegas Cops Assault NFL Star Michael Bennett
Manmeet Sahni
How Women Were at the Helm of the Black Panther Party
13 Sep 2017
How Women Were at the Helm of the Black Panther Party “By the early 1970s, women formed nearly two-thirds of the Black Panther Party.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Swiping It Forward” in the NYC Subways
12 Sep 2017
The Coalition to End Broken Windows Policing has been descending into the New York City subway system, urging folks with unlimited fare cards to swipe entrance for young and poor riders, so they wo
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Blaming Russia for America’s Racist Crimes
07 Sep 2017
“The Times reporters could not find anyone to add substance to the impression the story was designed to make: that the Russians had something to do with voting disruptions in North Caro
Curtis Black
Behind Fascist Balbo Monument, a History of Multiracial Resistance
06 Sep 2017
“Italian Americans and African Americans drew explicit connections between fascist ideology and the racist and repressive system existing here.”