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by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Health Care Deceit
04 Nov 2009
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The health care fiasco has bared the cowardly underbelly of the Democratic Party, which is putty in the hands of President Obama and his co-conspirators in the insurance industry. The public option” has been stripped down to a tiny two percent…
Bill Quigley
Feminism’s Freedom Fighter? On Feminism, Atheism and Ayaan Hirsi Ali
04 Nov 2009
by Sikivu Hutchinson A Somali woman gains fame in Europe for denouncing Islam. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, atheist, feminist, and author has secured a “plum position at the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute” while “morphing into a champion of Israel.” In the process, she has reinforced western…
michael hureaux perez
Eshu’s blues: Obamania one year after: a confession
04 Nov 2009
by BAR columnist michael hureaux perez Confession may or not be good for the soul, but at some point it becomes unavoidable when one takes stock of what one's vote has wrought. The author admits to the sin of having placed excessive trust in former mentors and gurus among the Obamites. Now he sees…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Bloomberg and Obama: Perfect Together
11 Nov 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Click the flash player to listen to or the mic to download an audio in MP3 format. President Obama’s preference for white billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg over Black challenger Bill Thompson…
Bill Quigley
Remarks of Cynthia McKinney at the World Conference to Criminalize War
11 Nov 2009
You wouldn't know it from our myopic and entertainment-obsessed US media, but there's a whole peace-loving world out there beyond our borders. Late last month Cynthia McKinney, the former representative from Georgia traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in a conference on the…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Road to a New Movement Begins: Black is Back Coalition
11 Nov 2009
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Just two months after the call went out, the revived Movement was off to a spirited start, galvanized by Obama's corporate policies and the “most acute crisis of capitalism in four generations.” As one former Obama supporter told the crowd at Washington's Malcolm X…
Bill Quigley
Perverted Priorities: Obama, One Year Later
11 Nov 2009
by Paul Street Barack Obama's presidency was almost scripted by the corporate interests that backed his candidacy. A year after his election, his political trajectory is remarkably consistent with the requirements of late stage capital. “It was and is foolish, childish even, to expect progressive…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
U.S. Stomps on Honduran Democracy, Militarizes Colombia
11 Nov 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Click the flash player to listen to or the mic to download an audio in MP3 format. When it comes to Latin America, there is a difference between the Obama and Bush administrations. Bush huffed and puff and…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Obama and Black Preachers Love Bloomberg
11 Nov 2009
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley If there is a possibility of Black victory over white power and wealth, Barack Obama will find and eliminate it. “Obama’s behavior has demonstrated not only his eagerness to smack down black politicians, but his love of currying favor with the…
Bill Quigley
Cashing In, Selling Out: The AARP's Tradition of Betrayal
11 Nov 2009
By Stephen Lendman Just before the Obama version of health insurance reform made it to the floor of the House of Representatives, the White House said it was proud to announce it had been endorsed by the AARP. But didn't Obama's predecessor, when he privatized a sizeable chunk of Medicare…