US Politics

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Capitalism Incompatible With Democracy
23 Jul 2018
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor of New York, last week endorsed “social ownership of the economy.” “If you have concentrated wealth,” said Hawkins, “that tran
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
As Trump Readies Concentration Camps, Where is the Green Party?
19 Jul 2018
Less than a month ago, the president instructed the Pentagon to draw up plans to house 120,000 immigrants in what it described as “austere tent cities” – in plain language deliberately cruel concen
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, week of July 16, 2018
17 Jul 2018
Efia Nwangaza: South Carolina inmates suffer inhuman conditions; Dr.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Simmering Rebellion in South Carolina Prisons
16 Jul 2018
Despite a corporate media blackout on conditions behind prison walls, inmates find ways to protest the year-long lockdown that was punctuated, in April, by a rebellion that left seven dead, said
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Monteiro: Trump Most Pro-Peace President Since JFK
16 Jul 2018
Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in defiance of “the military-industrial complex,” the “deep state” and the corporate media, is more evidence that his is the most “pro-peace presidency” s
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Haiti Prime Minister and Cabinet Gone, President is Next
16 Jul 2018
Massive riots against huge hikes in fuel prices brought down the government of Prime Minister Guy Lafontant.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Military Spending = Cash for Corporations
09 Jul 2018
At $716 billion, the US military budget is larger than the defense spending of the next ten nations, combined, yet is mostly wasted, said William Hartung, author of Prophe
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Scandalizing Homeless Black Men
09 Jul 2018
Uhuru Movement activist Akile Anai is leading a campaign to put reparations and community development on the ballot, next year, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Greens Take on Barbara Lee
09 Jul 2018
Green Party candidates won the right to challenge Democratic incumbents, one-on-one, for three California congressional seats, including Barbara Lee’s San Francisco Bay area district.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
The “Bought-Off” Black Caucus
09 Jul 2018
“They won’t do anything for us and, in fact, they’ll vote alongside our enemies,” said BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley, referring to the Congressional Black Cauc