| Black Agenda Report

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
A Reckoning for Al Sharpton and the Black Misleadership Class
11 Apr 2019
With support for “socialism” rising, the political fate of Al Sharpton and the rest of the Democratic party’s Black corporate minions is in doubt -- and they know it. “Capitalism is the best path for human progress -- as long as all the other paths are outlawed.”
Alice Speri
As Black Activists Protested Police Killings, Homeland Security Worried They Might Join ISIS
17 Apr 2019
Federal officials spread right-wing tales that Black protesters were susceptible to Islamic jihadist appeals. “DHS officials fretted that the Islamic State might attempt ‘to use the situation in Ferguson as a recruitment tool’ or call on ‘Baltimore rioters to join them.’”
Horace G. Campbell
Global NATO: A 70-Year Alliance of Oppressors in Crisis
17 Apr 2019
NATO is the main prop for global capital’s predations, and must be opposed by all who seek peace and social justice. “While the energies of many are focused on the issues of electoral politics, progressives must remain alert to new false flag operations of NATO.” On the Limits of Military…
T.P. Wilkinson
Phoenix in Knightsbridge: the Daylight Seizure of Assange
17 Apr 2019
Unlike Edward Snowden, and more like Philip Agee, Assange rejected the premise that the State has any right to secrecy at all. “Wikileaks breached the wall which had allowed “media courtiers” to hide their knowledge of State crimes.”
Jim Kavanagh
Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, and Fake Politics
17 Apr 2019
Having finally imploded, Russiagate now morphs into its second life as a campaign issue for Donald Trump. “Any real investigation would have sought to talk with Julian Assange and former British ambassador Craig Murray.”
Press TV
Jimmy Carter: US Most Warlike Nation in History
17 Apr 2019
The former commander-in-chief says the US has been waging war since its formation. “China has not wasted a single penny on war.” Former US President Jimmy Carter says President Donald Trump has spoken with him about China because the current US leader was worried that Beijing is overtaking the US…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Brian Roberts’“Blackface Nation”
17 Apr 2019
What made the ‘American’ different from the ‘Englishman’ was a celebration of vulgar thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. “Blackface was primarily concerned with white ethnicity.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: John Lowney’s”Jazz Internationalism”
17 Apr 2019
Black writers have underscored the possibilities and challenges of black internationalism through their innovative adaptations of black music. “The interaction of jazz improvisation with forms of social improvisation is especially meaningful for the formation of new communities.”
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
17 Apr 2019
This week there was discussion of Tulsi Gabbard’s links to the right wing in India, reparations and the ADOS movement, and Al Sharpton’s role in the 2020 primary. Letters came for “Get Tulsi Gabbard On the Debate Stage,” “Freedom Rider: Scoundrel and Reparations,” and “A Reckoning for Al
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Celebrating the Release of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News-From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
17 Apr 2019
American Exceptionalism is bound to white supremacy and creates a broad national unity around the interests of the ruling class. “Internationalism is the most effective antidote to the myths of American exceptionalism.”