Political Economy

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Corporations and Their Media Strangled Bernie, and Older Black Voters Tied the Knot
12 Mar 2020
There really is no more to the clap-trap about a Black electoral “strategy” than attempting to figure out which way the white folks are going and then circling the Black wagons, accordingly.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Coronavirus Fearmongering Demonstrates U.S. Imperialism is a Drag on Humanity
11 Mar 2020
The US is the most profit-oriented, business-controlled society on Earth, and therefore the least able to cope with a national health emergency, which requires sacrifice of profit for the greater g
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Raymond Nat Turner Day in Berkeley, CA
11 Mar 2020
Tuesday February 25 was proclaimed “Raymond Nat Turner Day” in Berkeley. Never in my wildest imagination had I dreamed of having a day in my honor.
Julia Thomas
Hoodwinked: How Wall Street and Big Real Estate Turned Anti-Discrimination Policies Against Blacks
11 Mar 2020
Federal policies intended to end racial discrimination in housing and encourage Black homeownership actually wound up enabling predatory real estate practices.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Jesse Jackson’s Endorsement of Bernie Sanders
11 Mar 2020
Rev Jesse L Jackson, Sr delivered the following remarks on March 8 at a Bernie Sanders for President rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
11 Mar 2020
This week the South Carolina primary and black voters was the most discussed topic for our readers.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Aneeka Henderson’s “Veil and Vow”
11 Mar 2020
The writers and creative artists the author examines are trying to make sense of a new world order as they engage in new forms of world making.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Daniel Immerwahr’s “How to Hide an Empire”
11 Mar 2020
The United States is not a union, it’s not exclusively of states, and for most of US history it hasn’t been limited to the Americas.
Lauren Smith
United States Imposed Economic Sanctions – The Big Heist
11 Mar 2020
There’s a lot more to the sanctions game than meets the eye, involving massive theft as well as intentional mass death.
Andy Thayer
Can Bernie Save the Left?
11 Mar 2020
Do Sanders’ supporters really believe that even a totally principled leftist could turn the enormous repressive forces of the U.S. into forces for good?