Political Economy

Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Renters Need Affordable Housing – and Lawyers
15 May 2018
Three out of four evicted famiies would not have been kicked out of their homes if they had had adequate legal representation, according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and P
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Ajamu Baraka, of the Black Alliance for Peace: Any Real Peace Movement Must Be Anti-Imperialist
15 May 2018
“Solidarity in building an anti-imperialist movement is a fundamental responsibility” of all people that want peace, said Ajamu Baraka, lead organizer of the Black Alliance for Pea
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Trump Wages Economic War on the Planet
10 May 2018
“Trump is a man with no foreign policy of his own, but who is currently acting like a hand-puppet of -- not Russia, but Israel and its de facto ally, Saudi Arabia.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Why Is Former Black Panther Chip Fitzgerald Still Behind Bars?
09 May 2018
“The good news is that we don't have to wait the full five years.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Why Michelle Wolf Angered the US Ruling Class So Much
09 May 2018
“The so-called ‘anti-Trump’ opposition is only concerned with critiquing the president so long as its relationship with the White House remains relatively stable.”
Tryon P. Woods
“Rest in Power”: Stephon Clark and Black Self-Defense, Part I
09 May 2018
“Policing precedes law and literally creates it as it goes along.”
Musawenkosi Cabe
In South Africa, channelizing Marx Towards Building a United Front
09 May 2018
“The union understands that it will have to go beyond theory and mobilize the working class.”
Jipson John and Jitheesh P.M.
There is a Structural Crisis of Capitalism
09 May 2018
“Capitalism has become an “obsolete social system.”
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Nationwide Prison Strike Set for August 21 – September 9
08 May 2018
The death of 7 inmates in fighting at South Carolina’s Lee correctional facility “is an indictment on the nation as a whole,” said Brother Dee, of Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, in an in
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
ANC Tried to Purge Winnie Mandela
08 May 2018
Winnie Mandela, the political activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela who died last month at age 81, “became a target for her unwavering support of the ideas contained in the Freedom Charter,” s