Political Economy

Mark P. Fancher
Theft of a Continent -- America’s Real Original Sin
10 Jul 2019
Before slavery there was the theft of territory from indigenous nations followed in short order by a campaign of genocide.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
10 Jul 2019
This week readers discussed the presidential primary, the rise of neoliberalism, and the passing of Bruce Dixon. Your letters are printed for “
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ralina Joseph’s “Postracial Resistance”
10 Jul 2019
“Code speaking” in the presence of Power can be strategic, but it is also fraught with perils for Black folk.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Ashanté Reese’s “Black Food Geographies”
10 Jul 2019
“Deserts are natural phenomena, but the lack of food services in Black communities is a systemic, man-made evil.
Marjorie Cohn
Kamala Harris Has a Distinguished Career of Serving Injustice
10 Jul 2019
Harris favored criminalizing truancy, raising cash bail fees and keeping prisoners locked up for cheap labor.
Martino Mazzonis
What Bronx’s “Decade of Fire” Teaches Us About Housing Racism in America Today
10 Jul 2019
Between 1968 and the end of the ‘70s, the Bronx was the scene of thousands of fires.
Paul Prescod
Defend the Post Office, Defend Black Workers
10 Jul 2019
The history of black postal workers demonstrates the critical importance of government employment and a robust public sector.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 8, 2019
09 Jul 2019
Bruce Dixon “a Real Soldier” of the Movement
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
US Non-Wars Kill Millions
09 Jul 2019
When the United States puts on its global policeman’s uniform, it expects to kill with impunity, just like the cops here at home.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia Says He’s Going Blind
09 Jul 2019
The nation’s best known political prisoner recently noticed “that I could no longer see a single face” among the “river of men passing by” in Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy prison.