Media And Culture

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Democrats Used to Love Russian Oligarchs
16 Nov 2017
“It is the Democrats that have been in 'collusion' with Russian oligarchs since the birth of that class out of the rubble of the Soviet collapse.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Defending RT
15 Nov 2017
“The 21st century McCarthyite campaign has succeeded in convincing otherwise intelligent people that Russia is an enemy.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
US politics Even More Conservative Under Trump, But Not for the Reasons Expected
15 Nov 2017
“At no other time has there been more of a need to organize a political program independent of the two party system.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Burundi Defies the Imperial Criminal Court, an Interview with John Philpot
15 Nov 2017
“All the international criminal courts became propaganda tools for perpetuating Western domination of Africa by demonizing any African leaders who dare to rais
Ida Harris
We Get It. It’s Harvey Weinstein’s News Cycle. But What About Our Black Girls?
15 Nov 2017
“Apparently, the victimization of young black girls is not newsworthy enough for the mass media or the court of public opinion to be engrossed or enraged at We
Edward S. Herman
Fake News on Russia and Other Official Enemies: The New York Times, 1917–2017
15 Nov 2017
“Fake news on Russia is a Times tradition that can be traced back at least as far as the 1917 revolution.”
Ron Jacobs
New York’s Black Panthers, a Legacy
15 Nov 2017
“The book is a reminder of the Black Panther Party’s continued relevance.”
Ken Morgan
Blacks and Tax Reform
15 Nov 2017
“Capitalists continually search for the highest return on their investments -- not creating jobs.”
Henning Melber
Why the Private Sector’s Hype About the African Middle Class Isn’t Helpful
15 Nov 2017
“It defines as middle class someone who has a daily income of between $4 and $70.
Angel “Monxo” López Santiago
Decolonize the Caribbean
15 Nov 2017
“The Caribbean is in need of food sovereignty, energy sovereignty, and land sovereignty.”