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Todd Steven Burroughs
The Revolution on Your Momma’s Coffee Table: Lerone Bennett and the Schizophrenia of Ebony Magazine, from 1966 to 1976
04 Feb 2020
Lerone Bennett’s de-colonized perspective was ultimately drowned out by the same capitalist forces that kept him alive in the first place. “Bennett was ultimately thwarted by the consequences of being the company man he always was.“
BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner
Return of the $electable Dead
04 Feb 2020
A Leni Riefenstahl film Written by Dr. Goebbels Produced by the DNC— Set in summer in Milwaukee: “Return of the $electable Dead.” A cheesy, creepy Capitalist Hill cult classic of $campaigns, $elections skullduggery, Dim-witted duplicity
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents
04 Feb 2020
US presidents range from very bad to less bad, but none were “good” for Black people – including the first Black one. “Obama’s scolding and scorn of black men wasn’t far removed from Reagan’s imaginary welfare cheats.”
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Why Attacking the Green Party to Assist the War Party Helps Donald Trump, Not Bernie Sanders
04 Feb 2020
A public attack that characterizes the Green Party as a of spoiler for the Democrats amounts to a defense of the Democrats policies on never-ending war and austerity. “A party controlled by capitalists is a party that cannot fulfill the interests of the working class.”
Roxana Baspineiro
Libya: Before and After Muammar Gaddafi
05 Feb 2020
Nine years after his death, residents in the chaos-wracked country's capital have grown to miss the longtime leader as the frustrations of daily life mount. “Gaddafi ruled for 42 years, leading Libya to a significant advance in social, political and economic matters.”
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Bloomberg Becoming Oligarch-in-Chief of Democratic Party
06 Feb 2020
If Sanders wins the nomination, Michael Bloomberg and his filthy rich brethren are already preparing to fund and erect an alternative structure of dependable corporate governance. “Bloomberg has put his own money on the line, and is challenging his Midas-Touch peers to join him at the boardroom…
Ajamu Baraka and Bahman Azad
Embassy Protectors Will Not Be Able to Tell Jury Guaido Is Not President, or Mention International Law
07 Feb 2020
The four Defenders’ chances of conviction increased dramatically with the judge's ruling that they cannot use actual facts as a defense. “The judge is is permitting the protectors to say they believe that Maduro is president, but they can’t state the fact that he is the president.”
Nicole Powers
Georgia Governor Kemp Loses Vote Purge Suit Brought by Reporter Palast
12 Feb 2020
The judge ruled that Kemp’s defense was so weak that no trial is needed. “The evidence is overwhelming that Kemp used the Crosscheck list in some way to purge Georgians.” In an extraordinary and unexpected move, Federal Judge Eleanor Ross has declared Gov. Brian Kemp the loser in a lawsuit brought…
Solomon Comissiong
The Democratic Party's Theatrical Performances: Fooling Black Voters for Decades
12 Feb 2020
The Democrats are terrible at passing legislation that helps Black and poor people but fantastically talented at political theater. “The difference is that Republicans don’t pretend to be anything but white supremacists.” It is the time of the year in which the white-dominated, and…
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
Keep War, Environmental Degradation and Profit Out of Space
12 Feb 2020
The US is escalating the arms race because it sees its hegemonic military and economic power weakening. “This will be the most expensive arms race in history.”