by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Since the onset of the Obama phenomenon, Dr. Martin Luther King’s birth and death days have been “polluted” by false and ahistorical comparisons between Obama and MLK. The two men represent opposite political poles: one, a radical opponent of imperial war and concentrated economic power, the other, an ally of Wall Street and commander-in-chief of “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” In focusing on King, the man of peace, Tavis Smiley’s PBS special corrects a history that has been distorted, sometimes beyond recognition – not the least by the revisionist and poseur in the White House.
Omail Yeshitela reminds us to hold up our political prisoners. Nabil Hasseim explains how activists must adjest to the censored and circumscribed net.
Political activists are scrambling to find ways to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with Internet neutrality.
The deadly US puppet armies of Uganda and Rwanda are active in the Congo again, where they have killed millions of civiilans in the last few decades.
US Empire of 1000+ Military Bases Threatens the Entire Planet
We should never forget prisoners in any case, but we ought to be especially public about our reverence and concern for political prisoners, says Omali Yeshitela.
