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Pavan Kulkarni
In Sudan, Demands for Justice and Accountability Remain Unmet
30 Oct 2019
Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets, demanding a ban on the party of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and justice for the victims of the June 3 massacre. “The agreement on the transitional government accorded immunity to the members of the sovereignty council, which includes the…
Stephen Sefton
Western Progressives and the Imperialist Inquisition
30 Oct 2019
Most Western “progressives,” while unable to defend their own majority populations, are more than willing to attack Venezuela and Nicaragua. “The peoples of Latin America get no defense against illegal imperialist country demands and impositions.”
Erica Caines
Unpacking The Super Exploitation of Black Women
30 Oct 2019
The liberal misinterpretation of identity politics, that favors progressive neoliberals, has dismissed the innate radicalism of a workers centered Black feminism. “’Advances’ of Black women can not be isolated from their class position any more than the advances of the Black man can.”
by Chris Brooks, Jane Slaughter
GM Workers Ratify Contract Though "Mixed at Best"
30 Oct 2019
The strike failed to dismantle GM’s multi-“tiered” labor system, or to forestall plant closings. “It’s not equal for everybody all across the board.” The Auto Workers' strike against General Motors came to a close this weekend after six weeks on the picket lines, with workers voting to ratify a…
Peoples Dispatch Staff
Striking Chicago Teachers Refused to Give in, Condemn Mayor’s Austerity Budget
30 Oct 2019
Chicago’s teachers are demanding the city fund social supports for communities, as well as teachers, but the mayor is crying broke. “The mayor has rerouted most of the surplus funds to bridge the city’s budget deficit.”
Mark P. Fancher
Surviving Until the Revolution Comes
30 Oct 2019
The non-profit industrial complex makes it possible for the capitalist class to not only contain the revolution, but to shut down revolution altogether. “Liberation requires a spiritual, emotional and mental divorce from the U.S. empire and its non-profit industrial complex.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Derrick White’s “Blood, Sweat, and Tears”
30 Oct 2019
The inequitable power relations, in terms of race, in college sports is a byproduct of weakening of HBCU sports through desegregation. “Sports were a site of community empowerment, not just protest and achievement.”
Eziaku Nwokocha
BAR Book Forum: “Books I Teach”
30 Oct 2019
Open and constructive dialogue is critical in shaping well-rounded students, including the study of transnational feminism and visual and material culture. “In order for religious practitioners to comprehend their experiential processes, they must make sense of their senses.”
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
30 Oct 2019
This week readers wrote about the Obama administration's role in Syria, a recent citizens’ delegation to Russia, and BAR’s 13th anniversary celebration. We share your letters for “Obama’s War in Syria Led to Trump’s War in Syria,” “Russian Pride and US Exceptionalism,” and “
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Celebrating 13 Years of BAR’s Contribution to the Struggle for Peace, Justice, and Liberation
30 Oct 2019
BAR will never stop linking the conditions of apartheid America with the imperialist wars waged against the people of Libya, Syria, or anywhere else. “Black Agenda Report exposes the crimes of the Black misleadership class.” These are edited remarks given at Black Agenda Report’s 13th …