US Politics

Bill Quigley
Five Reasons Drone Assassinations Are Illegal
16 May 2012
by Bill Quigley The United States is engaged in assassination and war crimes by drones in at least five nations around the globe, in violation of both U.S. and international law. It is a campaign of…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
School Closings Come To Atlanta This Week, To Your City Next Week: It's Time To Dump Arne Duncan
11 Apr 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon A national movement to save public education is coming to life, in the face of a decades-long bipartisan campaign to discredit, de-fund, destabilized and…
Bill Quigley
Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement and Occupy 4 Prisoners
28 Feb 2012
by Bill Quigley The United States is the world leader in both mass incarceration and the systematic isolation of prisoners. President Obama has earned his own grotesque superlative, having “…
Call Out Their Names! The Black Caucus Roster of Shame
09 Nov 2011
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford A handful of Black lawmakers have joined with Blue Dog Democrats to call for $4 trillion in federal spending cuts over 10 years – far more than the…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Revoke Obama’s Peace Prize
26 Oct 2011
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Never in living memory has a Noble Peace Prize recipient gone on to cause more death and misery than Barack Obama, who now puts hits on U.…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
The Black Wall Around Barack Obama: Who Does It Protect Him Against?
06 Apr 2011
The presumption that Barack Obama, no matter what he does or doesn't do, enjoys nearly unanimous black support is a veritable wall around the president. But who does it protect him against?
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
UPDATE: The American Dilemma in Libya: To Bomb, Invade, Partition, Or All of the Above
18 Mar 2011
UPDATED: As Khadafi’s forces prepare to encircle the rebel stronghold at Benghazi, western media remain curiously unable to “provide a coherent overview of rebel politics, beyond a
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys' Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks.
23 Feb 2011
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Chicago's Daley regime was a half century orgy of arrogance, racism and plunder. Thanks to President Obama, it not only continues with the succession of Rahm…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why President Obama Won't Deliver On His Network Neutrality Promises
01 Dec 2010
After two years of President Barack Obama, where are we on network neutrality, and the rights of minority communities to fight the digital redlining of our communities which lies at the core of the
Corey Booker: A Clear and Present Threat to Public Education
29 Sep 2010
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford What media call "philanthropy" for the public schools are actually seed monies to establish a private "market" in publicly-financed education - an…