Political Economy

Josmar Trujillo
Papers Insist ‘We Need’ Secret Gang Databases—Just Like We ‘Needed’ Stop & Frisk
04 Jul 2018
“Police gang databases can lead to increased bail, harsher sentencing, erosion of presumption of innocence and even increased chances of deportation.”
Nombuso Mathibela
The Land Question: Unpacking Expropriation Without Compensation in South Africa
04 Jul 2018
“Pay no one for land acquired illegally.”
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Putin-Trump Summit Won’t Accomplish Much
03 Jul 2018
Sara Flounders, of the United National Anti-War Coalition, thinks the upcoming summit meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, probably won’t
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
What’s a Gang, and Who’s In It?
03 Jul 2018
The New York City police department keeps a list of 42,000 alleged gang members, and uses it to bring conspiracy charges that have resulted in mass arrests in Black and brown neighborhoods.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Buffalo Neighborhoods Saturated With Checkpoints
03 Jul 2018
For the past five years, Buffalo, New York, cops have concentrated their checkpoints on the Black side of town, raking in record revenues from fines.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Brutality Bonds”
03 Jul 2018
Cities have gone billions of dollars in debt to pay for court settlements and judgments against brutal cops, with the profits from these so-called “brutality bonds” going mainly to large banks.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Racial and Ethnic Roundups are Legal, As Long As “Race” Is Not the Only Reason
28 Jun 2018
“When the feds invoke ‘national security’ all bets are off on how far they will go in suppressing the ‘threat,’ including mass roundups.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: No Protest for Black People
27 Jun 2018
by Margaret Kimberley by Margaret Kimberley
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Singapore Summit Proves Why Democrats Lead the War Party
27 Jun 2018
“Liberalism is the most preferred variant of imperialist ideology of the ruling class.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Running Green Against Barbara Lee in D13: Tax the Rich and Stop the Wars
27 Jun 2018
“We need a real debate between a Democratic Party team player and a Green Party no-corporate-money candidate.”