US Politics

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Margaret Kimberley: The So-Called Resistance Isn't Resisting the State of Permanent War
23 Jan 2018
The US state of permanent war threatens the health, housing, education and quality of life of all Americans, and the literal lives of millions overseas.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
US Supreme Court About To Pass A 21st Century Dred Scott Decision
18 Jan 2018
Back in 1857 the US Supreme Court, in response to the lawsuit of one Dred Scott, a slave suing for his freedom, ruled that nobody of African descent had any legal right under the US Constitution th
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Blacks Mark New Orleans’ 300th Birthday
16 Jan 2018
Dr Clyde Robertson will oversee three days of events marking three centuries of Black experience in New Orleans, beginning January 18.
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Mumia: 36 Years Behind Bars
16 Jan 2018
The nation’s best known political prisoner is locked in a complex legal battle that might overturn his 1982 conviction in the death of a Philadelphia cop.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Peace Requires Social Transformation
16 Jan 2018
The peace movement “must recognize that war is an instrument of class rule, and that we have to overthrow this enemy and build and new society, on a new basis,” said Ajamu Baraka,
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
MLK vs. Black Misleadership Class
16 Jan 2018
Reigniting Dr Martin Luther King’s movement against the “triple evils” of racism, militarism and materialism “requires a very tough ideological struggle against the neoliberal elite, including thos
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Weaponized Words: Are the Black Misleadership Class Race Traitors or Just Following Their Own Class Interests?
11 Jan 2018
My comrade and colleague Glen Ford observed last month that our words here at Black Agenda Report are or ought to be weapons. He's right.
Nellie Bailiey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of January 9, 2018
10 Jan 2018
Omail Yeshitela reminds us to hold up our political prisoners. Nabil Hasseim explains how activists must adjest to the censored and circumscribed net.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Political Activists Scramble For Access to the Censored Net: Nabil Hassein
10 Jan 2018
Political activists are scrambling to find ways to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with Internet neutrality.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
David Swanson: US Empire of 1000+ Military Bases Threatens the Entire Planet
10 Jan 2018
US Empire of 1000+ Military Bases Threatens the Entire Planet