US Politics

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Money Rules in US, Not the People
09 Jul 2019
“If the people who write or bundle the checks ca decide who becomes president, then that is proof-positive that we do not have a democracy,” said BAR editor and senior columnist Margar
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Bruce Dixon “a Real Soldier” of the Movement
09 Jul 2019
BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon, the former Black Panther and lifelong activist who died from blood cancer at age 68, was “ a real soldier in the sense that he was willing and eager to take on any
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Democratic Party’s Fatal Contradiction
03 Jul 2019
The Democrats have packaged their 2020 presidential primary like a blockbuster Broadway theatrical production, with a huge cast of performers, plenty of showtunes and a chorus line that dances arou
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Jalil Muntaqim’s Family Awaits Him
02 Jul 2019
Billie Bottoms Brown, the 85 year-old mother of Black Panther political prisoner Anthony Bottoms, also known as Jalil Abdul Muntaqim, hopes to take her son on a sea cruise if he is
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Eddie Africa is Free
02 Jul 2019
MOVE activist Eddie Africa was released from a Pennsylvania prison after four decades of incarceration in the death of a Philadelphia policeman.
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The Dem’s Pale Version of Green New Deal
02 Jul 2019
Howie Hawkins, candidate for the Green Party’s presidential nomination and the original architect of the Green New Deal, later adopted by the Greens, said leftish Democrats are put
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Starving Black Schools and Scapegoating Communities
02 Jul 2019
Although many urban school districts are returning to local control following state takeovers, these Black and brown schools remain underfunded, said Jeff Bryant, senior corre
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Corporate Media Monger for War
01 Jul 2019
The corporate media seemed disappointed that President Trump “pulled back” from attacking Iran after that nation shot down a US spy drone.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
A Hip Hop Portal to the Future
24 Jun 2019
The language of Black English and Hip Hop may “offer us another way of existing in the world,” said Marquis Bey, author of “Them Goon Rules: Fugitive Essays on Radical Black F
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
White Kids Need Help to Become Anti-Racists
24 Jun 2019
Many Black families teach their kids about race and racism, but “white families don’t do that,” said Jennifer Harvey, a professor at Drake University and author of “Raising Wh