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by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
"Poor-Washing," the Gates Foundation, and the "Green Revolution" in Africa
31 May 2007
by BAR managing Editor Bruce Dixon Genetically altered crops will rescue Africa from endemic shortfalls in food production, claim corporate foundations that have announced a $150 million "gift" to spark a "Green Revolution" in agriculture on the continent. Of course, U.S.-based agribusiness holds…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Susan Rice is Bad News for Africa
03 Dec 2008
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama's nominee for United Nations Ambassador is a very aggressive woman - militarily speaking. Susan Rice is "more bellicose" than George Bush when it comes to threatening Sudan over the plight of the people of Darfur, "while simultaneously backing a savage…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Department of Broken Promises: Obama Closes Door on NAFTA Renegotiation
22 Apr 2009
by BAR Managing Editor Bruce A. Dixon During the campaign Barack Obama's campaign deliberately led supporters to imagine he favored the reopening of the wildly unpopular North American Free Trade Agreement, which most agree has cost millions of jobs, driven down wages in the U.S. and Mexico,…
Bill Quigley
Half a Century of U.S. Lies
29 Apr 2009
by John Maxwell If you give those Americans an inch, they’ll steal your whole country out from under you. Raul Castro said he was willing to put “everything” on the table in future talks with Washington. But hostile-minded analysts interpreted Raul’s remarks as meaning he’d throw Cuba’s…
Bill Quigley
Davey D Interviews Somali-Born Rapper Knaan, Pt 2 -- The Real Story of Somali "Pirates"
29 Apr 2009
When you hear Somalis talk about the so-called pirates, says Somali-born rapper Knaan, they call them "the Coast Guard."
Bill Quigley
Davey D Interviews Somali-Born Rapper Knaan, Pt 1 -- The Real Story Behind Somalia's So-Called "Pirates"
29 Apr 2009
Somalia hasn't had a central government in twenty years due to persistent US and proxy military interventions. In the absence of any law, European fishing fleets have swept its seas clean, and seaborne fly-dumpers have dumped radioactive wastes off its shores, killing the livelihood of…
Bill Quigley
Creating A Third Force In American Politics
29 Apr 2009
by Dr. Ron Daniels Progressives should create a ‘third force’ in American politics – an independent political organization that focuses on developing and advocating reformative and transformative policy proposals and actively educates, agitates, organizes and lobbies to enact its agenda.” The Left…
Bill Quigley
Eshu’s blues: Zulu Nation in Seattle Takes a Big Step Forward
29 Apr 2009
by BAR columnist michael hureaux perez “KRS One gave the best definition when he said rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live,” says Alonzo Ybarra, a prime mover in Seattle’s chapter of the Zulu Nation. “ Ybarra is determined to chart a positive course for the chapter, but he’…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Black Colleges Profiled as Suspected Havens for “Extremists”
29 Apr 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Click the flash player above to listen to or the mic to download this Black Agenda Radio commentary. Don't let the apolitical facades fool you. Virginia's four Black colleges are…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
European Pirates in Somali Waters
29 Apr 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Click the flash player to listen to or the mic to download an mp3 copy of this Black Agenda Radio commentary. The maritime powers busily looting Somalia's fishery are…