Political Economy

Mark P. Fancher
Socialism – The Litmus Test for Authentic African Leadership
22 May 2019
There is no better time than African Liberation Day to call out Africa’s imperialist stooges, lackeys and puppets.
Lucas Koerner.and Ricardo Vaz
Venezuela Media Far More Diverse Than US
22 May 2019
Not only is the Venezuelan press free to criticize the government, the opposition dominates the media and uses it to foment coups.
Dave Tell
How Poverty is Reshaping the Story of Emmett Till’s Murder
22 May 2019
Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till, but a poor Black town is betting its future on one version of the story.
Adam Tomes
Los Angeles: City of Segregation
22 May 2019
Only white Americans have the freedom to use their wealth to buy a home wherever they like, and they use that freedom to isolate themselves from others.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
To Preserve Austerity, Corporate Democrats Scheme to Smother Sanders
20 May 2019
Democratic “diversity” is a cover for the sameness of the party’s actual policies – endless austerity and war, just like the other corporate party.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Brazil is a Killing Field for Young Black Men
20 May 2019
“The police kill at least 14 young Black men in Brazil every single day,” said Prof. Jaime Amparo Alves, a member of the Brazilian Black Movement who teaches anthropology at t
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Political Mafia Suspected in Marielle Franco Murder
20 May 2019
Only two people have been arrested in the March, 2018 assassination of Marielle Franco, the Black activist and city councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Killer Security Guards Get Impunity
20 May 2019
On May 31 Philadelphia activists will march on a “My Philly Wireless” outlet where a private security guard fatally shot Willie Oliver Wise, an unarmed part-time employee who said the store ow
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The U.S. Has Been Eclipsed in Every Sphere But War
16 May 2019
US rulers promised that technology would bring the return of the millions of jobs that were outsourced to low-wage countries, but America has lost the hi-tech race and excels only in weapons of war
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: U.S. Wages War Against the World
15 May 2019
The U.S. “troika of tyranny,” Trump, Bolton and Pompeo, are making things up as they go along, seeking to bend the planet to their lawless will.