US Politics

Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
The Women’s March in Washington D.C., as Broadcast
25 Jan 2017
by Ann Garrison If you watched it on TV, the Women’s March on Washington seemed to be a Democratic Party, Hillary-Is-My-President affair. “It was all about protection and equal opportunity for…
Good Journalism Requires Openness to Foreign Sources of Information
25 Jan 2017
by Steve Cunningham  Since when has journalistic ethics prohibited accepting accurate and valuable information from foreign sources? Wikileaks has done the American public a great service by exposing…
Paul Bermanzohn
“Fake News” Crisis Covers Deeper Crisis of Legitimacy
25 Jan 2017
by Paul C. Bermanzohn The deepening crisis of an illegitimate system that only serves the rich has caused a section of the ruling class to charge a sitting president -- one of their own! -- with the…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 23, 2017
24 Jan 2017
Irrationality Reigns: After All the Lies, Some Folks Still Believe the CIA Ajamu Baraka, the Green Party’s vice 2016 presidential candidate, said he is appalled at the spectacle of “progressives” and…
Is It Time To Revoke John Lewis’s Lifetime Civil Rights Hero Pass?
19 Jan 2017
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon John Lewis was a hero 52 years ago. What’s he doing nowadays with his Lifetime Civil Rights Hero pass? He’s a 14 term Atlanta…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Obama Legacy: A Temporary Deformity of Black Minds on War and Peace
19 Jan 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford When Barack Obama’s legacy is fully measured, it must include his role in eroding Black America’s historical position as the nation’s most anti-war constituency. He…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: No Tears for John Lewis
18 Jan 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley John Lewis has parlayed his 1965 beating at the hands of Alabama police into a phony sainthood, and “now exemplifies everything that is wrong…
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Celebrating Dr. King with the Departure of Barack Obama
18 Jan 2017
by BAR editor Ajamu Baraka The 2008 campaign t-shirts depicted Barack Obama clasping hands with MLK, as if the two men were politically joined. Yet, one was a radical opponent of militarism and the…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
What Constitutes a "Legitimate President" in the United States?
18 Jan 2017
by Danny Haiphong The furor over Donald Trump’s “legitimacy” as president presumes that the U.S. system of rule is, itself, legitimate, at home and abroad. The Democrats maintain “a legitimate…
Solomon Comissiong
As Obama Exits the White House, Never Forget His Destructive Imperialist Legacy
18 Jan 2017
by Solomon Comissiong A mythology of lies was built around Barack Obama, even before he walked into the White House. He got a peace prize for no good reason -- and then made war against at least…