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Clau O'Brien Moscoso
Black Agenda Report Interview with Former Bolivian President Evo Morales
18 Dec 2024
The recent attempted assassination of Evo Morales, former President of Bolivia, is part of a larger attempt by the U.S. to strengthen its control over the natural resources of the region. Clau O’Brien Moscoso met with Morales to discuss the events of that day, the history of U.S.…
The Editors
Black Agenda Report Will Return on January 8, 2025
21 Dec 2024
The Black Agenda Report team are taking our annual end of year break. We will be back with a new issue on January 8, 2025. Thanks for your support and have a great holiday season!
John Perry
How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for “Regime Change”
08 Jan 2025
The international human rights apparatus comprises a web of organizations, task forces, committees, and the United Nations itself. What has developed into an entire industry over the last several decades is structured to act in support of the interests of powerful nations under the guise of …
Ali Abunimah
Israel still can’t find any 7 October rape victims, prosecutor admits
08 Jan 2025
Well over a year after Al Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, an Israeli prosector admitted that there was no credible evidence that any sexual violence occurred. The narrative of rape had already been debunked yet continued to be used to justify Israel's genocide.
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
F Train Lynching: Papa Cop’s wink and nod
08 Jan 2025
"F Train Lynching: Papa Cop’s wink and nod" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Arnold August
Liberal Media and Personalities: The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall
08 Jan 2025
On Dec 11, 2024, it was reported that the post-election audiences for the leading liberal media, MSNBC and CNN, continued to drop: 46% and 33%, respectively. Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars, including Rachel Maddow, have been asked to take pay cuts as revenues and profits come under pressure. The…
Janvieve Williams Comrie
The Unrelenting Violence Against Black Youth in Latin America: a Focus on Ecuador
08 Jan 2025
The murder of four Afro-Ecuadorian boys is another tragic example of the long history of racism in Latin America. The utter disregard for the lives of Black youth and the refusal to seek justice for the deplorable acts committed against them reveals the true nature of those states. Building a…
Erica Caines
Bound by Imperialism: Trinidad’s Role in U.S. Agenda
08 Jan 2025
Trinidad is experiencing an unprecedented crime wave. The state has responded by militarizing the police and loosening restrictions on their actions. To understand these mechanisms, one must look at Trinidad's relationship with the United States.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
NYC’s Congestion Pricing Program Comes with the Cost of Sacrificing Constitutionally Mandated Human Rights of NYC’s Environmental Justice Communities
08 Jan 2025
NYC's new congestion pricing program has grave environmental justice implications for poor, working class, and Black communities which will be subjected to increased pollution and poor air quality.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Ghost of Jimmy Carter
08 Jan 2025
Hagiography is inevitable when presidents and other prominent people die. The unwillingness to ‘speak ill of the dead’ and the propaganda that would have us believe in American exceptionalism must be rejected. Jimmy Carter was always devoted to protecting the interests of the U.S. state.