| Black Agenda Report

Mike Davis
COVID-19: The Monster is at the Door
18 Mar 2020
The danger to the global poor has been almost totally ignored by journalists and Western governments. “COVID-19 might take a different and more deadly path in the slums of Africa and South Asia.” I.
Mark P. Fancher
Calm Down About Coronavirus and Follow Africa’s Lead
18 Mar 2020
Europe – not Africa – is the current epicenter of the disease. “Nigeria's experience with Ebola in 2014 has prepared the country for outbreaks such as coronavirus.”
joshua briond
The New White Moderate: Political Coercion, Liberalism, and the Failed Electoral Strategy
18 Mar 2020
A democracy is not just being “allowed” to “choose” your representatives, but having representatives that actually align with peoples material interests. Folks need to marshal their rage toward building a sustainable movement of people power.”
Daniel Lazare
The Great Bernie Bust
18 Mar 2020
It is now all but certain that Joe Biden will be the Democratic candidate. “The Bernie bust shows that the US is exceptional after all -- in a purely negative sense.”
Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano
Elon Musk Is Acting Like a Neo-Conquistador for South America’s Lithium
18 Mar 2020
The billionaire is leading the scramble for Bolivia’s lithium resources under a coup government. “Evo Morales’ pre-coup government made clear that these precious resources were not to be turned over to transnational corporations.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Clarence Taylor’s “Fight the Power”
18 Mar 2020
Only policies that provide people with authority to hire and fire police, investigate, conduct hearings and decide punishment will end police brutality. “What must be challenged is the power dynamics between the police and black people.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Kenneth Janken’s “The Wilmington Ten”
18 Mar 2020
The case of the Wilmington Ten was one of the most egregious instances of injustice and political repression from the post-World War II black freedom struggle. “The struggle around the Wilmington Ten succeeded because movement organizations stressed mass education, critiqued all aspects of the…
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
18 Mar 2020
This week there was much discussion on the Sanders campaign, the black misleadership class, and the Covid-19.
Robin D.G. Kelley
The Roots of Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Resistance in the US
18 Mar 2020
The militant white supremacists of the current generation are either products of, or influenced by, the “third Klan” of the 1970s and 1980s. “The Klan’s resurrection was a reaction to the radical insurgencies of the era.” Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair
Hannah Appel
Debtors of the World, Unite!
18 Mar 2020
Debt’s ubiquity is a burden, but also an opportunity. “The point of debtors’ unions it is to build collective power—people power.” Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout history, as Olivia Schwob’s recent piece in these pages deftly details. The current moment, she notes,…