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Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
How the Democratic Party Strangled Black Politics
13 Jun 2019
Nothing changes on the electoral scene, and little at the grassroots level, unless the structure of capitalist hegemony over political discourse in the U.S. -- the corporate duopoly -- is broken.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Torture of Assange Is Public Policy in U.S. Prisons
12 Jun 2019
The psychological torture imposed on Julian Assange is not unlike the decades of torture imposed upon Black political prisoners in the US.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
UN Rapporteur on Torture Says Assange Could Die in Prison
12 Jun 2019
Julian Assange has been moved to Belmarsh Prison hospital and the UN Rapporteur on Torture has warned that he could die there.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
12 Jun 2019
This week BAR readers discussed the Central Park Five, US support for jihadism, and Black Lives Matter. Strong comments arrived for “
Pavan Kulkarni
After Massacre by Militia, Sudan’s Civilian Forces Reject Junta’s Legitimacy
12 Jun 2019
Amid a reign of terror, the Sudanese Professionals Association called on the international community to recognize it as the sole representative of the people.
Celina della Croce
98.3 Percent of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of Multinational Corporations
12 Jun 2019
The amount of money pilfered by corrupt government officials pales in comparison to the wealth extracted by transnational corporations.
Ken Morgan
Tariffs Or Free Trade Does Not Trump Imperialism
12 Jun 2019
We need to offer solidarity to fellow workers around the world and refuse to be suckered into the nationalist anti-free trade campaigns.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Gandhi’s Struggle Relevant to 21st Century Anti-Imperialism
10 Jun 2019
Following up a yearlong, citywide study of the works of WEB Dubois, the Philadelphia Saturday Free School kicks off “The Year of Gandhi,” June 14 and 15, at the Church of the Advocate.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Black Lives Matter Founder Launches Huge Project to Shrink Black Lives
06 Jun 2019
Alicia Garza and her crew conducted what they claim is the biggest survey of Black political opinion ever -- but failed to ask a single question about foreign policy.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: How to Protest Trump
05 Jun 2019
If the British really oppose Trump’s policies they should dump their own government, which backs Washington to the hilt – and then they should apologize to the world for Britain’s crimes.