| Black Agenda Report

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
U.S. Risks Catastrophic Defeat in Pakistan
17 Sep 2008
Normal 0 The U.S. is risking "incalculable" consequences with its raids into Pakistan, the only Muslim nation with an atomic arsenal. Pakistan is the least hospital place for American troops, a nation where "Osama bin Laden is infinitely more popular than George Bush." If Washington…
Bill Quigley
BALLGAME!
17 Sep 2008
by Kemet Mawakana, a.k.a the Seven Foot Poet What's the difference between sports fans and some of the people who frequent side shows, zoos, freak shows, wax museums and Ripley's Believe It Or Not? And what does it mean to be a fan, anyway. Our Seven Foot Poet may not have all the answers…
Bill Quigley
The Financial Crisis: Seize the Time!
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 by Cynthia McKinney As the Federal Reserve becomes the "lender of last resort," it should also mean that "the people" become "the owners of the primary instruments of U.S. capital and finance." Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney declares: "We the people must now set…
Bill Quigley
Deep Racism Revealed in Poll
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 Barack Obama will have to run very, very well in the polls to stand a chance of overcoming deep-seated white prejudice. "One-third of white Democrats displayed negative feelings towards African Americans, as did 40 percent of all white Americans" - including lots of whites who…
Bill Quigley
South Africa: Whose Liberation Was It?
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 Thabo Mbeki, under whose leadership South Africa set about to create a class of Black millionaires, is out as the ruling African National Congress leader. It's now time to get on with the revolution, left too long unfinished. We shall see if more militant actors "have the courage and…
Bill Quigley
Zimbabwe and the Battle of Ideas
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 by Netfa Freeman To hear the American and European corporate media tell it, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is the worst villain since Hitler. These same corporate organs - and their governments and ruling classes - love the opposition Movement for Democratic Change more than they…
Bill Quigley
Harlem: The Last Frontier
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 by Shannon Joyce Prince A new survey shows many whites think Blacks are "complainers." But the most irksome complainers are those whites that move into places like Harlem and demand the neighborhood be changed to suit their needs and tastes. Some "white new-Harlemites...…
Bill Quigley
Zimbabwe and the Battle of Ideas
24 Sep 2008
Normal 0 by Netfa Freeman To hear the American and European corporate media tell it, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is the worst villain since Hitler. These same corporate organs - and their governments and ruling classes - love the opposition Movement for Democratic Change more than they…
Bill Quigley
Wait A Second
24 Sep 2008
by Kemet Mawakana, a.k.a. the Seven Foot Poet In an election where all the candidates are against the DC establishment, and all the candidates are for "change", what's a thinking voter to do? The Seven Foot Poet weighs in....
Bill Quigley
Supreme Court To Decide Fate of Troy Davis: Does Innocence Matter?
24 Sep 2008
by BAR Managing Editor Bruce Dixon {youtube}ZyXRy2focJo{/youtube} Tuesday, with less than two hours left till his scheduled execution, The US Supreme Court intervened in the case of Troy Anthony Davis of Savannah GA. Davis was convicted of murder in the killing of a policeman in 1989. But…