US Politics

Why Isn't Sen. Kirk's “Chicago Will Become Detroit” Threat National News?
11 Mar 2015
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Chicago could become Detroit, an Illinois Senator threatened on March 2, if Chicago fails to re-elect Rahm Emanuel. Staring down this threat tells us a…
Obama, at War on Three Continents, Threatens Venezuela
11 Mar 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford No sooner does Obama break the ice with Cuban, than he turns up the imperial heat on Venezuela, the other openly socialist government in…
The Black Caucus “Left” Wing Crumbles Before Obama’s War Machine
24 Sep 2014
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford It took just three years for most Americans to conclude that George Bush’s war in Iraq should come to an end. But, after three years of failure in Syria,…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Blackwashing, the Reparations Brand, and a Last Refuge For Scoundrels
18 Jun 2014
No sensible person should doubt the fundamental justice of arguments for reparations for the historic crimes of slavery, Jim Crow, and today's prison state. Accomplishing reparations would require a…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
One Year After Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union Assesses the Lies and Lasting Damage
28 May 2014
A couple years ago, we at Black Agenda Report wondered why the closings of 40 public schools over three years
“Chicagoland” Hero Cops Cook Books to Make Murders Disappear, CNN Pretends Not To Notice
23 Apr 2014
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Chicagoland, the 8 part CNN campaign commercial falsely claims teacher pay and pensions have drove the city to fiscal ruin, that…
What's the Difference Between Teach For America and a Scab Temp Agency?
24 Jul 2013
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Back in the days of organizing meat packing, steel and auto workers, employers couldn't use tax-exempt donations to transport,…
Detroit: The Bell Tolls for All of Us
24 Jul 2013
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Detroit’s “crisis” is a yet another form of “disaster capitalism,” orchestrated by corporate America. “Wall Street is creating new law…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Isn't Closing 129 Chicago Public Schools National News?
27 Feb 2013
It's an obvious question, with an easy answer. Our nation's bipartisan political elite have decided to privatize public education. They know the only way they can execute this deeply unpopular policy…
Boasting, Roasting, Coasting & Toasting: The Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference
12 Sep 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Later this month, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will hold its annual star-studded affair in DC, commemorating old victories it mostly had…