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Jon Jeter
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Reverse Globalization or Resurrect America’s Dying Industrial Base
02 Apr 2025
Throughout history, trade restrictions have reshaped economies for good or for ill. As Trump increases tariffs across industries, it is clear that this move will not revitalize the economy as he claims. Rather, it stands to create further hardship for Black and working class people.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Judith Weisenfeld’s Book, “Black Religion in the Madhouse”
02 Apr 2025
This week’s featured author is Judith Weisenfeld. Weisenfeld is Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor in the Department of Religion at Princeton University. Her book is Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery's Wake.
Clau O'Brien Moscoso
As Elections Near, Ecuador's Working Poor and Colonized under Siege - Part 3
02 Apr 2025
As Ecuador heads into a run-off election on April 13, the issues of security, state violence and the economy remain at the forefront. Dollarization, submission to U.S. dictates, the proliferation of arms shipments through privately owned ports, and the expansion of international drug cartels to…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
DEI (Drunk, Epicurean, Incompetent) War Criminals (Nod to Allen)
02 Apr 2025
"DEI (Drunk, Epicurean, Incompetent) War Criminals" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Krys Cerisier
U.S. Escalates Tension with Panama as the Panamanian Government Cracks Down on Domestic Protest
02 Apr 2025
U.S. influence over Panama has steadily increased over the years due to the active pressure from instruments like SOUTHCOM. The country seems to be headed toward a repeat of its colonial past as the Mulino government surrenders national sovereignty while suppressing domestic dissent.
Palestine Chronicle Staff
ICRC, PRCS Condemn Israel’s Killing of Eight Medics, Five Rescuers in Gaza
02 Apr 2025
The medics who were killed were identified as Mustafa Khafaja, Ezzedine Sha’at, Saleh Moammar, Rifaat Radwan, Mohammad Behloul, Ashraf Abu Labda, Mohammad Al-Hila, and Raed Al-Sharif.
Adam Mahoney
Natural Disasters Are Driving a School Crisis. Black Children Are Hit the Hardest
02 Apr 2025
Black students are losing classrooms, homes, and support systems after climate events.
Black Alliance for Peace US Out of Africa Network
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #55
02 Apr 2025
For nearly 50 years, the Sahrawi people have waged Africa’s longest anti-colonial struggle against the Moroccan occupation, which is backed by U.S. arms and AFRICOM’s military muscle. Their fight exposes imperialism’s brutal tactics - land theft, puppet regimes, and the criminalization of those who…
O. Dave Allen
US Agenda in Jamaica Exposed
02 Apr 2025
Jamaica’s upcoming election has become a litmus test for Caribbean sovereignty as the U.S. and China compete for dominance. Washington’s threats to seize the Panama Canal and Marco Rubio’s heavy-handed diplomacy expose the island’s precarious position. Jamaica now faces a choice - resist becoming a…
Internationalist 360
Marco Rubio Travels to Guyana to Entrench U.S. Colonial Rule
02 Apr 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent tour of Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname was framed as advancing 'energy security' and regional stability. However, it served as a cover to escalate pressure on Venezuela. The trip exposed Washington’s broader agenda: dismantling regional solidarity and…