Political Economy

Marline L. Daut
Recent Protests in Haiti Expose Democracy’s Lie
27 Feb 2019
One of the greatest fictions of democracy is that people oppressed by their own government can place their faith in the electoral process.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
A Grandfather’s Powerful African Microphone
26 Feb 2019
GoGo Breeze, an elder with a radio program on a provincial Zambian station, counsels listeners on wage theft and other problems facing the common people -- and gets results.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Upholding the Humanity of Police Victims
26 Feb 2019
Eleanor Bumpers, the grandmother killed by New York City cops in 1984, was blamed for her own death, with officials citing her past criminal conviction and mental problems.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Police Uphold White Supremacy and Rule of the Rich
26 Feb 2019
The militarization of police and so-called community policing are “two complimentary aspects of a single strategy of counterinsurgency” directed against Black communities, said Kristian Wil
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Activists: US Acts Like Outlaw in Venezuela
26 Feb 2019
“The majority of the countries of the world have taken a stand against the US intervention in Venezuela,” said Roger Wareham, a human rights lawyer and member of the New York-based
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Bernie Tries to Steal the Rich Man’s Party
21 Feb 2019
The plutocrats did not invest billions of dollars every election cycle in the Democratic Party to see it used as a tool of their disempowerment.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Kamala Harris: The Fix is In
20 Feb 2019
Harris’ own father called her out for identity politics and stereotyping Jamaicans, but the corporate Democrats are betting she can derail Bernie Sanders with Black voters.
An interview with Kali Akuno
“It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
20 Feb 2019
Cooperation Jackson leader Kali Akuno on the Green New Deal, the need for mass civil disobedience, and the necessity of building an internationalist movement for eco-socialism.
Black Alliance For Peace
As U.S. Intervention Germinates in Venezuela, We Must Not Forget the Implications for Haiti
20 Feb 2019
Haitians and Venezuelans are united by history and common struggle against the US behemoth that seeks to enslave the rest of the hemisphere.
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
20 Feb 2019
This week’s column discusses the Bernie Sanders campaign, Medicare for All, and white supremacy in Venezuela.