Political Economy

Benjamin Balthaser
Racial Violence in Black and White
18 Sep 2019
From photos of lynchers to videos of brutal cops, there is a radical heritage of using images of violence as instruments of critique.
Marco Teruggi
US and Latin American Allies Move Towards Military Assault on Venezuela
18 Sep 2019
Under sustained pressure from Washington, a bloc of rightwing governments has interpreted a regional treaty as authorizing military force against Venezuela.
Erica Caines
Failures of The US Left
18 Sep 2019
The “US Left” conveniently ignores that you can’t be a socialist and not also be anti-imperialist.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Warmongering Democratic Candidates for President
16 Sep 2019
Not one Democrat on the stage in Houston objected to Washington’s economic warfare and constant subversion and military threats against Venezuela.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Schools are a “Carceral” and “Punitive Landscape”
16 Sep 2019
For students of color in the US, schooling has long been a “carceral condition,” said Connie Wun, a researcher and advocate for women and girls, who wrote an influential artic
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Blacks Pay High Price for Bad Healthcare
16 Sep 2019
Dr Leslie Hinkson, author of “Subprime Health: Debt and Race in US Medicine,” said Black people “get bad care, and that not only leads to further undermining of their health,
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Police Killings of Blacks Explode in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
16 Sep 2019
In just three months, police in Rio de Janeiro killed 434 people, most of them young Black men. Joao Costa Vargas, professor of anthropology at the University of California at
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
What Does Bolton’s Ouster Mean to Victims of US Imperial Aggression?
12 Sep 2019
John Bolton, the hired gun who specializes in warmongering for Republican presidents, has legions of soul mates among Russia-obsessed Democrats.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Hollywood Propaganda Attack on Venezuela
11 Sep 2019
The US is starving and killing Venezuelans in real life and, for your family’s viewing pleasure, on television screens.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Devil got a Donor
11 Sep 2019
The Devil got a donor—a real high roller! The Devil’s donor base blew up like it caught the mumps from this true believer in big Capital projects: