Nature And The Environment

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Peace Requires Social Transformation
16 Jan 2018
The peace movement “must recognize that war is an instrument of class rule, and that we have to overthrow this enemy and build and new society, on a new basis,” said Ajamu Baraka,
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor , Boniface Musavuli
Congolese President Attacks Peaceful New Year’s Eve Protestors
03 Jan 2018
“While the rest of the world celebrates their hopes for the New Year, the Congolese suffer repression and death.”
David Dayen
Puerto Rico Homeowners Brace for Another Disaster: Foreclosures
03 Jan 2018
“Maybe they believe the land is worth more than keeping people in the homes.”
Vijay Prashad
Concentration Camps for African Migrants Blocked from Entering Europe Are Popping Up Across Libya
03 Jan 2018
“The Europeans want to move their southern border from the northern edge of the Mediterranean Sea to the southern rim of the Sahara Desert.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
A New Rwandan-Ugandan Occupation of Congo?
31 Dec 2017
Uganda, which along with Rwanda repeatedly invaded the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, has once again deployed its forces in Congo’s resource-rich Beni region.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor , Helen Epstein
Why Are Ugandan Troops Amassed at the Congo Border Again?
20 Dec 2017
“Rwandan dictator Kagame appears to be pursuing his own agenda in Congo by driving local people out and populating their land with newcomers.”
Democracy Now
Daniel Ellsberg: “Doomsday” is an “Actual War Plan”
13 Dec 2017
“This is the most evil plan that has ever existed. It’s insane.”
Auditi Guha
New Study Shows Flint Water Affects Baby Weight
13 Dec 2017
“It was a very sharp reduction in birth weight.”
Harvey Wasserman
Warring Visions of Puerto Rico's Future
13 Dec 2017
“This is an opportunity to make microgrids in Puerto Rico so they can be sustained in different areas.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Puerto Rico Crippled Before Hurricane Hit
12 Dec 2017
Harsh austerity measures imposed by a federal financial oversight board set Puerto Rico up for disaster, said Lara Merling, a researcher for the Washington-based Center for Economi