US Politics

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Why Won't US Presidents Admit Israel Has Nukes?
08 Oct 2018
The Israelis have illegally collected more than $100 billion in US aid in violation of laws against giving money to nations that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation agreement, said
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Amazon Concedes $15 Floor Wage, Bernie Sanders Plays Minor Role in Significant Victory
05 Oct 2018
Amazon’s announcement last week that it would boost the wages of its lowest paid workers to $15 an hour in time for this year’s holiday rush, was not a generous gift from its owner Jeff Bezos, repo
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Democrats Only Defend Rights When Out of Power
01 Oct 2018
Corporate Democrats don’t defend people’s rights when they are in power, but with Trump in the White House the Democrats now “pretend to care so deeply about racism and patriarchy,” said Crystal Fl
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Slave Labor in U.S. Prisons
01 Oct 2018
Exploitation of prison labor is rampant across the nation, said Romarilyn Ralston, program coordinator for Project Rebound at California State University at Fullerton.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Prison Strike Leaders Failed to Consult with Locals
01 Oct 2018
Veteran prisoner rights advocate Efia Nwangaza said leaders of the recent national prison strike should have paid more attention to local prisoner support groups.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
GOP Created Federalist Society to Change the Constitution
01 Oct 2018
“The Republican Party has bred a group of lawyers to maintain power and to change the Constitution and the course of this country,” said Kevin Alexander Gray.
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Cuban President To Speak at NYC’s Riverside Church
24 Sep 2018
On September 26 the recently elected president of Cuba will address a community forum at New York City’s historic Riverside Church.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Losing Its Imperial Status
24 Sep 2018
“We are entering a new moment in history,” said Dubosian scholar Anthony Monteiro, which is in some ways a negation of the hegemonic dollar and the unipolar world, with the US as t
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Blacks Should Appeal to Higher Law
24 Sep 2018
Black activist politics made its greatest strides when it appealed to a higher law of justice, rather than the man-made legal system, said Vincent Lloyd, author of Black Natura
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Sports is Racist Playing Field
24 Sep 2018
“Every aspect of society manufacturers” white innocence and Black criminality, said David Leonard, author of Playing While White: Privilege and Power On and Off the Field.