US Politics

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Baltimore Police Throw Constitution Out the Window
23 Nov 2017
by Glen Ford “Even when police are in ‘hot pursuit’ of a criminal suspect, they cannot treat a whole neighborhood like criminals.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Scapegoating Russia for War and Profit
21 Nov 2017
The military-industrial complex depicts Russia as an implacable enemy of the U.S.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Hundreds Prosecuted for Breaking the Same Window
21 Nov 2017
Trial begins this week for some of the 214 people charged with conspiracy to riot during Donald Trump’s inauguration, in Washington, January 20th.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Africa: A Continent Under Lockdown
21 Nov 2017
“AFRICOM perpetuates the myth that Africa needs policing,” said Washington DC human rights activist Netfa Freeman, representing the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) at the national c
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia’s New Book
21 Nov 2017
The nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, told supporters that his new book, Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? “reflects the people’s struggles in the inv
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Plutocrats Swallow U.S. Whole
14 Nov 2017
According to a report by Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie, of the Institute for Policy Studies, three billionaires -- Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett -- own more wealth than
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Howard University Hosts Black Is Back Conference
14 Nov 2017
The Black Is Back Coalition held is annual march on the White House, followed by a national conference at Howard University.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Grand Theft Water in Detroit
14 Nov 2017
The same corporations that forced Detroit into bankruptcy in 2013 are attempting to steal the city’s water supply, said Josiah Rector, professor of history at Northland College.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on “Sex Wars”
14 Nov 2017
The scandals of Hollywood’s so-called “casting couch” have burst forth like a river, said the nation’s best known political prisoner, “and the names of nationally known politicians began to fill th
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Puerto Rico Getting the Detroit Treatment
07 Nov 2017
Puerto Rico, a hurricane-ravaged colony of the U.S., has been subjected to much the same financial dictatorship as Detroit, a Black internal colony, said Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of