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  • The Words and Deeds of Social Imperialists
    Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
    The Words and Deeds of Social Imperialists
    28 Feb 2019
    The US left makes celebrities of self-styled “socialists” that have no solidarity with real strugglers against imperialism in the world.
  • Bezos’ Banishment and the Limits of Austerity
    Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
    Bezos’ Banishment and the Limits of Austerity
    27 Feb 2019
    The richest man in the world is not the smartest, but even if he was he couldn’t save the system from its contradictions.
  • San Francisco Shocked by Heroic Public Defender's Sudden Death and Police Response
    Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
    San Francisco Shocked by Heroic Public Defender's Sudden Death and Police Response
    27 Feb 2019
    The aftermath of a crusading public defender's sudden death has shocked and disturbed critics of the criminal justice system.
  • Black Women Pushed Down By Long History of Bias
    Nina Banks
    Black Women Pushed Down By Long History of Bias
    27 Feb 2019
    Black women have the longest history in the labor force, but reap the least rewards. “Black families are more reliant on women’s incomes than other families.”
  • Letters from Our Readers
    Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
    Letters from Our Readers
    27 Feb 2019
    This week the coup in Venezuela attracted the most attention from commenters and letter writers.
  • BAR Book Forum: Marquis Bey’s “Them Goon Rules”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Marquis Bey’s “Them Goon Rules”
    27 Feb 2019
    A theoretical and yet also vernacular approach to “the rules” as they are made and unmade.
  • BAR Book Forum: Javon Johnson’s “Killing Poetry”
    Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
    BAR Book Forum: Javon Johnson’s “Killing Poetry”
    27 Feb 2019
    Slam and spoken word poetry created their own spaces and voices, and may one day provide a blueprint for making new worlds.
  • How the U.S. Is Strangling Haiti as It Attempts Regime Change in Venezuela
    Vijay Prashad
    How the U.S. Is Strangling Haiti as It Attempts Regime Change in Venezuela
    27 Feb 2019
    The people of Haiti demand to know who stole the oil money that was gifted to them in solidarity by the people of Venezuela.
  • The War On Venezuela is Built On lies
    John Pilger
    The War On Venezuela is Built On lies
    27 Feb 2019
    The rich white West seeks to drown one of the most vibrant democracies in world under a tsunami of falsehoods and libel.
  • Eliminating HIV in Black Communities
    Kathryn Macapagal and Darnell Motley
    Eliminating HIV in Black Communities
    27 Feb 2019
    The fight against HIV in Black America requires a comprehensive assault on institutional health disparities.
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