International

Mark P. Fancher
My Talk with President Joe from Scranton about Ukraine
15 Mar 2022
Despite the dangers it presents, the crisis in Ukraine is ripe for satire.
Ike Nahem
“Artistic Freedom,” Censorship, Counter-Revolution, and Cuba
15 Mar 2022
The human rights industrial complex attacks the Cuban government with a dubious petition.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Many Africans Reject Washington’s Position on Ukraine Crisis
15 Mar 2022
Many African nations refrain from condemning Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
In Praise of "Whataboutism"
09 Mar 2022
The word "whataboutism" is used to silence and insult opponents of U.S. imperialism. It should be embraced as a means of revealing what is too often kept hidden.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Musings from the Margins
09 Mar 2022
U.S. determination to be the world's hegemon created the crisis in Ukraine. The impacts are felt by working people in this country, who must look outside for solidarity and leadership as…
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Women's Organizations in the Caribbean Community from the 19th Century to Today, Rhoda Reddock, 1990.
09 Mar 2022
International Women's Day has radical roots going back more than 100 years. Caribbean women have always played a pivotal role in political organizing.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Russia, Ukraine, and the Race Problem
09 Mar 2022
The American public are inundated with anti-Russian war propaganda that is worse than in the days of the Red Scare.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Sanctions: A Sanctimonious Word for Economic Warfare and Outright Theft
09 Mar 2022
The U.S. claims the right to sanction, to steal from other nations, with one-third of humanity suffering from these crimes. Sanctions are war by other means and cause great suffering…
Roger D. Harris
When Did the Ukraine War Begin?
08 Mar 2022
The conflict in Ukraine did not start in February 2022. Its roots go back to the 2014 US coup against the elected president of that country.
Lina Lucumi Mosquera and Lizeth Sinisterra Ossa
#SomosLosNadie
08 Mar 2022
Francia Marquez is a Black Colombian woman, an environmentalist, and presidential candidate. Her campaign represents "the nobodies, those who have not had a choice."