Political Economy

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Charlene Carruthers’ “Unapologetic”
29 Aug 2018
Unapologetic lays out a case for the abolition of the prison industrial complex and a pathway towards transformation that is paired with accountability.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Ugandan Police Beating of Bobi Wine is Sign of Desperation
27 Aug 2018
The police beating and arrest of Bobi Wine, the wildly popular musician and Ugandan parliamentarian, is a major “embarrassment” for the U.S., which has supported strongman Yoweri Museveni’s regime
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Gandhi and Fanon’s Shared Goals
27 Aug 2018
Whether by armed struggle or mass nonviolence, liberation movements seek to “elevate the colonized people to their proper status among humankind, and give way to a more equitable future, said
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Humanity Can Be Saved If We Listen to the Indigenous Peoples
27 Aug 2018
Climate activists should stop saying “the world will end, and we’re beyond the turning point,” said Macarena Gomez-Barris, author of The Extraction Zone: Social Ecologies and D
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
How Long is the Shelf-Life of Damnable Racist Capitalist Lies?
22 Aug 2018
Silicon Valley and the corporate media are far more effective in conjuring alternative realities than the chaotic Trump White House.
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Giuliani and Brennan: Truth or Dare
22 Aug 2018
The Russiagate investigation is proof that this country is run by liars, race baiters, warmongers, torturers and their enablers.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
When Things Fall Apart: The Trump Era and the Missing Left
22 Aug 2018
The moribund politics of the ruling class posing as The Resistance are creating the perfect conditions for another four years of Donald Trump.
Quetzal Cáceres
An Open Letter to ‘Socialists’ Who Might be Fronting for the Democratic Party
22 Aug 2018
Any socialist who thought, as I did, that Ocasio-Cortez would be our socialist champion should watch the entire 27-minute PBS Firing Line interview to get a sense of just how
Ashon Crawley and Roberto Sirvent
Call for Submissions: Abolition Journal’s Special Issue on “Spirituality and Abolition”
22 Aug 2018
This Call for Submission asks the question: what can prison abolition, and other abolitions, teach us about spiritual practice, spiritual journey, spiritual commitment?
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Macarena Gómez-Barris’ “The Extractive Zone”
22 Aug 2018
The view that we have no future allows those on the planet with privilege to continue with their ideology of disposability.”