Political Economy

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Killer Security Guards Get Impunity
20 May 2019
On May 31 Philadelphia activists will march on a “My Philly Wireless” outlet where a private security guard fatally shot Willie Oliver Wise, an unarmed part-time employee who said the store ow
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Talking Marxism But Serving Capitalism in South Africa
14 May 2019
South Africa is the only place in the world where the entire Black political class speaks in the language of Marxism-Leninism, even when they are in cahoots with Big Capital.
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Women Loom Large in African Secessionist Movements
14 May 2019
In Cameroon and the former Spanish Sahara, “women are using traditional ideas about power to drives these secessionist movements,” said Jacqueline Bethel-Mougoue, a professor
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African Liberation Day Demand: “End Zimbabwe Sanctions”
14 May 2019
On May 25th, African Liberation Day celebrants will march on the White House to demand the U.S. lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.
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Activists Standing Fast at Venezuelan Embassy
14 May 2019
Despite a round-the-clock siege by raucous and abusive right-wingers, US activists are “resolute” in their protection-occupation of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington.
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New Chicago City Council Bloc to Press for Community Control
13 May 2019
The newly-elected pro-community control of police bloc on the city council will also push for community control of schools and greater democracy in general, said Aislinn Pulley
by Glen Ford
Black Caucus Blasted for Turning Its Back On Rep. Omar
07 May 2019
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US Sanctions Have Already Killed 40,000 Venezuelans
06 May 2019
By August of 2018, more than 40,000 people had died from the effects of US economic sanctions against Venezuelan, according to a study by the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Researc
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Black Ex-Cop Throws the Book at Brutal Officers
06 May 2019
In his new book, Police Brutality Matters, Black former New York City police officer Joe Estedadvocates that all police crimes be handled by federal prosecutors,
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Conge President Invites US Help to Fight Non-Existent ISIS Threat
06 May 2019
Felix Tshisekedi, the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, requested US help in dealing with an alleged threat from ISIS, although only two percent of the country’s population is Musl