Political Economy

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Russiagate: The Lie Implodes
11 Oct 2017
The alleged “war” against U.S. “democracy” turns out to have been a cheap click-bait hustle.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Malcolm X and Liberation Theology
10 Oct 2017
“The theological imagination gives us the opportunity to reframe the conversation in the service of justice,” said Dr. Vincent Lloyd, who teaches theology at Villanova University.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Puerto Rico Rocked by Storm of Colonialism
10 Oct 2017
A report by the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research says Puerto Rico needs “a whole new economic plan” if it is to recover from hurricane damage.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Neocolonialism Under-Develops the Caribbean
10 Oct 2017
Climate change, on top of subservient relationships, makes Caribbean nations more vulnerable to hurricanes, said Caribbean Solidarity Network co-founder Runako Gregg.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
The U.S. was Eternal Enemy of Soviet Union
10 Oct 2017
The United States tried to destabilize and destroy the Soviet Union “in the womb,” beginning with an invasion of Russia shortly after the Bolsheviks took power 100 years ago -- a fact of which most
This Is Hell
How Uber and Lyft put oligarchs in the driver's seat.
04 Oct 2017
It's not at all complicated; the so-called "sharing economy" is a taking economy, another series of transfers from the poor to the rich.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of October 2, 2017
04 Oct 2017
Zero Black Wealth by 2053, Rev. Mjumbe for Black Alliance For Peace, Political Prisoner Herman Bell Assaulted, WMXP-LP FDm, Empowering The People!
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black America On Track to Zero Wealth By 2053
04 Oct 2017
A study by the Economic Policy Institute predicts Black household wealth will plunge to zero by the year 2053. “What this study really points to is the fact that U.S.
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
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford , Dr. Gerald Horne
Blacks in Houston Must Guard Against Displacement
06 Sep 2017
Working class leadership must ensure that the massive Black displacement that followed Hurricane Katrina does not recur in Houston, said Dr.