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- Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnistThe Republicans lie about the harm they do to the planet, and the Democrats lie and pretend they’re not doing the very same things.
- Danny Haiphong , BAR contributorZeese never wavered in his opposition to the corporate duopoly, white supremacy, and the forces of militarism.
- Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnistFor the people of the world the real fascism of anti-democratic, brutal regimes supported by the U.S., murderous sanctions, and right-wing coups will continue unabated.
- Paul StreetTheir names are not as familiar as George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, but these victims have paid the ultimate price, dying in the line of anti-racist and anti-fascist citizenship duty.
- Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residenceI have a friend—some- time bandmate—Daily… Whining, wringing his hands. Distressed and depressed— anxious and agitated—he Knows nuclear war and Armageddon are on the