Political Economy

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Cop-Control Movement Targets Chicago Council
04 Feb 2019
Community control of police activists in Chicago are challenging virtually the entire city council in this month’s elections.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Trump, Democrats, and International Fascists Attack Venezuela
30 Jan 2019
Trump’s attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government has been joined by fellow fascists around the world, including most of the Democratic Party.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
DR Congo Post-Election: An Interview with Maurice Carney
30 Jan 2019
The Congolese people succeeded in forcing President Kabila to allow elections to choose his successor, but Kabila still rigged the vote.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The U.S. is a Political Prison, Kamala Harris is a Prison Guard
30 Jan 2019
Harris protects police unions, the courts, and the stakeholders of the mass incarceration state.”
Jamiles Lartey
Marzieh Hashemi Says She Was Mistreated During US Detention
30 Jan 2019
Hashemi was denied halal food and had her hijab removed while held as “material witness.”
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
30 Jan 2019
This week readers decided to comment on the 2020 Democratic Party primary, the US role in the recent Congolese presidential election, and the correct understanding of the role sexuality in shaping
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
“BAR Book Forum: Tisa Wenger’s Religious Freedom”
30 Jan 2019
“Religious freedom” has always been partial, aspirational, and constituted by the systems of power that shape the society as a whole.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
“BAR Book Forum: Tavia Nyong’o’s Afro-Fabulations”
30 Jan 2019
Nyong’o’s book seeks to “articulate the power of the critical and creative fabulation” of black social life.
Teodrose Fikre
When Politicians Use Marginalized People as Human Shields
30 Jan 2019
Republicans advertise their institutional bigotry, but Democrats obscure their malicious actions with identity politics.
Mark P. Fancher
The Diary of a Trumpy Kid
30 Jan 2019
The formative years of the future Commander-in-Thief. “Hail, Comandante Idiota!”