Political Economy

Stephen Sefton
Western Progressives and the Imperialist Inquisition
30 Oct 2019
Most Western “progressives,” while unable to defend their own majority populations, are more than willing to attack Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Pavan Kulkarni
In Sudan, Demands for Justice and Accountability Remain Unmet
30 Oct 2019
Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets, demanding a ban on the party of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and justice for the victims of the June 3 massacre.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of October 28, 2019
29 Oct 2019
Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression To Go National – Again – at Chicago Conference
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Ebola and HIV as “Development” and “Security” Problems
29 Oct 2019
Epidemics don’t just kill lots of people, they “take up a lot of space in the national budget” and affect relationships of “security and power,” said Adia Benton, a professor
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
FBI Never Stopped Unlawful Spying on Dissidents
28 Oct 2019
A new report on FBI spying since 2010 shows the Bureau continues to surveil the speech and activities of peace, environmental, and racial and economic justice advocates.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression To Go National – Again – at Chicago Conference
28 Oct 2019
The Chicago-based activist organization will host a “re-founding” conference, November 22 to 24, to re-establish the national presence that was dissolved, decades ago.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Nobody Gets Liberated Until the Defeat of the Plutocrats
24 Oct 2019
The Lords of Capital commission their politicians and media servants to spin lies all day long, because every fact of capitalist life demands the overthrow of the system.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: The Return of Hillary Clinton
23 Oct 2019
It’s not clear if smear-mongering Clinton is running for president, or just fleeing reality. “Her reappearance spells disaster for the Democratic Party.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Political Theology, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Limits of Social Democracy
23 Oct 2019
Universal equality has always run counter to the United States’ anti-Black and settler colonial roots.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Hillary Busts Tulsiasha Gabbardskaya and Jillia Steinakanova: What Could Go Wrong?
23 Oct 2019
With their Russiagate fantasies, the Democrats have done infinitely more to delegitimize US institutions of governance than any foreign power could dream to accomplish.