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Editors, The Black Agenda Review
Glen Ford: Clarence Thomas, the “Anti-Black,” 2007
27 Jul 2022
An essay by the late Glen Ford recounts the perverse origin story of the twisted life and lies of Clarence Thomas.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Glen Ford's Irreplaceable Journalism
27 Jul 2022
I was very proud to write the preface to Glen Ford's book, The Black Agenda, which was published posthumously by OR Books. As we approach the first anniversary of Glen's passing, I endeavored to explain why his journalism was truly irreplaceable.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Lies of Empire: Don’t Believe a Word They Say
27 Jul 2022
The U.S. reprises Iraq, inventing a WMD threat from Syria. The FBI concocts home-grown terror through stings, while the NSA claims it has secretly saved many lives. “Why this steady stream of government-invented terror, if the real thing is so abundant?” And, isn’t the U.S. arming and funding the…
Jacqueline Luqman
Biden Could Cancel Your Loan If He Wasn’t Busy Arming Cops and Ukraine
03 Aug 2022
As student loan payments are set to resume, Biden is instead dumping money on more killer cops and on the US's proxy war in Ukraine.
Benjamin Norton
Polls Show Almost No One Trusts US Media, After Decades of War Propaganda and Lies
03 Aug 2022
The CIA has long manipulated the media, spreading disinformation to justify US wars. Today just 11% of North Americans trust television news.
The Tricontinental
The PAIGC’s Political Education for Liberation in Guinea-Bissau, 1963–74 (Part 2)
03 Aug 2022
Liberation struggles are not fought only on the battlefield. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) left a legacy of educational decolonization. This article was originally published on The Tricontinental. This is the second part of the article. The first…
The Workers' Summit of the Americas
Final Declaration of the Workers’ Summit of the Americas
03 Aug 2022
This is the Final Declaration of the Workers’ Summit of the Americas which took place in Tijuana, Mexico, in opposition to the Biden administration’s failed summit in Los Angeles.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War
03 Aug 2022
Leaders and officials from Russia, France and the United States are vying for influence over the 1.3 billion people living within the African Union’s 55 member-states.
Mireille Fanon Mendes France
The International Decade for People of African Descent : Who have these 10 years served?
03 Aug 2022
The United Nations designated the years 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Marisol LeBrón’s “Against Muerto Rico”
03 Aug 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book.