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  • Stephon Clark Killed Twice by U.S. imperialism
    Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
    Stephon Clark Killed Twice by U.S. imperialism
    13 Mar 2019
    The world’s most ambitious predators -- candidates for US president, like Clinton and Biden -- are also the most likely to condemn young Black men as “predators,” and to wreak mass death, worldwide
  • Chelsea Manning Defies Secret Grand Jury, Julian Assange Scoops Michael Cohen
    Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
    Chelsea Manning Defies Secret Grand Jury, Julian Assange Scoops Michael Cohen
    13 Mar 2019
    Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is jailed for refusing to testify against Julian Assange, whose confinement in Ecuador's London embassy puts the lie to much of the Russiagate fantasy.
  • Letters from Our Readers 
    Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
    Letters from Our Readers 
    13 Mar 2019
    This week readers engaged with the question of reparations for slavery and Black America’s stake in environmentalism. Strong responses came for 
  • BAR Book Forum: Alys Eve Weinbaum’s "The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Alys Eve Weinbaum’s "The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery”
    13 Mar 2019
    Slavery is everywhere banned, but the ethos of the slave trade thrives in the baby-buying business.
  • BAR Book Forum: Sharla Fett on “Recaptured Africans”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Sharla Fett on “Recaptured Africans”
    13 Mar 2019
    The illegal slave trade continued right up to the Civil War, requiring US authorities to “recapture” and then expel the human cargo.
  • Bernie Sanders and Black Democratic Primary Voters
    Ryan Grim
    Bernie Sanders and Black Democratic Primary Voters
    13 Mar 2019
    Bernie Sanders is slightly more popular among black Democratic voters than white ones.
  • Denver Teachers’ Strike Was a Rejection of Education ‘Reform’
    Jeff Bryant
    Denver Teachers’ Strike Was a Rejection of Education ‘Reform’
    13 Mar 2019
    Teachers in the school district that was supposed to be the model for education reform just rebelled—and won.
  • The Fight for Justice Takes Its Toll on Ferguson Activists
    Joe Penny
    The Fight for Justice Takes Its Toll on Ferguson Activists
    13 Mar 2019
    Activists keep winding up dead under questionable circumstances, but Black St. Louis is a stressful and violent place.
  • Study Finds Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution And Who Breathes It
    Jonathan Lambert
    Study Finds Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution And Who Breathes It
    13 Mar 2019
    Air pollution is disproportionately caused by white Americans' consumption of goods and services, but disproportionately inhaled by blacks and Hispanics. 
  • A Venezuela Union Leader’s Analysis of Crisis 
    Stalin Pérez Borges
    A Venezuela Union Leader’s Analysis of Crisis 
    13 Mar 2019
    A veteran labor activist says the Maduro government must boost national production and reduce prices, or face erosion of its political base.
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