US Politics

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on Rule of “the Good Ol’ Boys”
19 Feb 2018
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told audiences for his Prison Radio broadcast that white supremacy really means white MALE supremacy.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Sentencing Reform Bill Moves Forward on Capital Hill
19 Feb 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s passage of a drug sentencing bill is a significant step forward for criminal justice reform, said Kara Gotsch, of The Sentencing Project, especiall
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
U.S. Prepares Armed Intervention in Venezuela
19 Feb 2018
Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace, believes the U.S. is actively preparing a military intervention against the elected government of Venezuela.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Are Intersectionalism Or Afro-Pessimism Paths To Power? Probably Not. Part 3 of 3
16 Feb 2018
In parts one and two of this series I’ve talked about the fact that there are two conflicting versions of intersectionality, one employed by some honest to god leftists who reach backward across de
Adofo Minka
Jackson MS: Police Killings Continue Amid Mayoral Silence in the "Most Radical City on the Planet"
15 Feb 2018
In the last few months Jackson's supposedly radical mayor has lifted residency requirements for city police officers, and remained silent on a wave of officer involved shootings
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Bandit Baltimore Cops and the Black Misleadershp Class
15 Feb 2018
“The nominally Black-controlled local government is incapable of meaningful response.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: U.S. Escalates Syrian War
14 Feb 2018
“The commitment must be to end United States interventions and declare independence from anyone who is not firmly opposed to crimes cooked up in Washington.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Independent Journalist Corner: A Conversation with Jon Jeter
14 Feb 2018
“Good journalism died in this country with 9/11.”
Aziz Rana
Black Liberation Means Rejection of National Security (State) Citizenship
14 Feb 2018
“Oppressed communities have to articulate their own independent foreign policy grounded above all in the interests of other marginalized groups.”
CJ Hopkins
The War on Dissent
14 Feb 2018
The ruling class is sending us a message,“You’re either with us or against us.”