| Black Agenda Report

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Nemata Blyden’s “African Americans and Africa”
19 Jun 2019
People of African descent, no matter where they come from, face challenges in the American racial hierarchy. “What accounts for the response to the Black Panther movie and its tremendous reception by African descended populations?”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Max Felker-Kantor’s “Policing Los Angeles”
19 Jun 2019
Liberal reforms continue to fail to make the police more accountable. “LAPD officials helped create the ‘wars’ it fought to assert their authority.”
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
19 Jun 2019
This week we discuss the internal colony theory, Hollywood’s portrayal of the Central Park Five, and continue the discussion on the future of Black Lives Matter. We share letters about “Some Critics Argue that the Internal Colony Theory is Outdated.
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front
19 Jun 2019
Judi Rever risked her life to write the true story of the Rwandan Genocide. “The RPF transported displaced Hutus by truck, killed them, and burned their bodies.”
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Assata Shakur and the Long War on Black Liberation
19 Jun 2019
The US long war on the Black liberation movement is far from over. “Puerto Rican liberation activist William Morales is included in the latest resolution to lynch Assata Shakur.”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Austerity and Militarism are Killers
19 Jun 2019
The Democrats claim to “resist” and oppose Trump, but they are once again planning to give him all the money he wants for war. “Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans can be depended on to secure our rights or protect the world from the U.S. atrocities.”
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Ruling Class Will Not Tolerate the Sanders-Led Assault on Austerity
20 Jun 2019
The whole point of the austerity project is to disempower workers and concentrate wealth at the top. The rulers will kill to keep that dream alive. “The Democratic Party’s capture by leftish elements is unthinkable to the oligarchs.”
Celina della Croce
Why Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time
26 Jun 2019
Hybrid warfare combines military force with “unconventional” warfare, such as covert campaigns to destabilize the economy of targeted nations. “If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the Bolivarian government, it will be a blow to people across the world.”
Rachel M. Cohen
We Have to Finance a Global Green New Deal – Or Face the Consequences
26 Jun 2019
How much money is the US and other rich countries willing to transfer to poor countries to reduce carbon emissions? “Developing countries are expected to contribute nearly 90 percent of emissions growth over the next two decades.”
Annie Waldman
How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement
26 Jun 2019
The huge nonprofit is backed by billionaire school privatizers with a sophisticated agenda. “Although only 7% of students go to charter schools, Teach For America sent almost 40% of its 6,736 teachers to them in 2018.”