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Andreína Chávez Alava
Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela to Hold Summit on Essequibo Dispute
13 Dec 2023
Brazil’s Lula, along with leaders from CELAC and CARICOM, will facilitate the talks between Caracas and Georgetown to promote peace in the region.
Black Alliance For Peace
On this Human Rights Day, Let Us Remember that the U.S. is the Greatest Violator of Human Rights in the World
13 Dec 2023
The U.S. routinely violates human rights domestically and internationally.
Dr.Wilmer J. Leon, III
You Are Entitled to Your Opinion, Not Your Own Facts
13 Dec 2023
During the genocide in Palestine, we have seen an extraordinary amount of propaganda in the form of media control and lies from government officials. However, the reality of this atrocity has shifted the public sentiment to support Palestine. Though there is an apparent fear of the calls for a free…
Anima Adjepong
Book Review: Race to be Myself
13 Dec 2023
Anima Adjepong reviews the book "Race to Be Myself" by Caster Semeya, a South African Track and Field star whose gender was questioned by national sporting institutions.
K.J. Noh
Question the Narrative that Villanizes Henry Kissinger: Correcting the memory of the obsequious butler of US empire
13 Dec 2023
Kissinger is known as either the epitome of a statesman or the most hated man on the planet due to the atrocities committed under his leadership or advisement. However, the weight of these acts cannot be laid only at the feet of Kissinger – he was merely a team MVP executing tactics in the US…
Keston K. Perry
The Mirage of Mia Mottley’s ‘Progressive’ Politics
13 Dec 2023
Despite the praise she receives for being the “progressive” leader needed in the Caribbean, Mia Mottley and her policies in Barbados and her work within CARICOM have not veered outside the realm of neoliberal politics in any way.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Joy James’ Book, “New Bones Abolition”
13 Dec 2023
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Joy James. Dr. James is Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College. Her book is New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)life of Erica Garner.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
One State Reality
13 Dec 2023
Recognizing the one state reality of Israel-Palestine instead of two-state dreaming would be a huge paradigm shift with huge implications.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Musings from the Margins #4: Black Lackeys, White Social Democrats, Human Rights and Empire’s Decline
13 Dec 2023
Black Agenda Report Editor and Columnist Ajamu Baraka has thoughts on Black Misleadership, faux human rights, the decline of the Empire, white Social Democrats, and other issues.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
When Genocide Is No Longer Genocide
13 Dec 2023
Some of Israel's defenders want to do away with the concept of genocide in hopes of washing away its war crimes. Any redefinition would allow the U.S. to disappear the many genocides it has committed domestically and internationally.