Political Economy

R. Divya Nair
Reflections on The Pan-Afro-Asiatic Civilizational Complex
25 Apr 2018
“The encroachments of European traders, missionaries, explorers, planters, soldiers, and especially scholars and teachers, represented not civilization but rat
Linn Washington Jr
Philadelphia's Top Cop Defends Indefensible Prejudice in Starbucks Arrest Incident
25 Apr 2018
“According to some, being a young black or Latino male is, by definition, probable cause for the belief that criminal activity is afoot.”
Patrick Bond
‘New Imperialism’ Debate Suffers from the Omission of Subimperialism
25 Apr 2018
“The immense needs of their own populations do not drive their policy orientations.”
Bandung of The North
Bandung Of The North: Towards a Decolonial International
25 Apr 2018
“It will be the first international conference of colored people that takes up the issues of people of color who are living in the Global North to discuss matters of common concern.”
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Homecoming for Two of the Bronx 120
24 Apr 2018
Two years ago, New York City police and federal agents stormed into five housing developments in the Soundview section of The Bronx and swept up 120 young men on criminal conspiracy charges.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
South Carolina Wants to Silence Inmates at Troubled Prison
24 Apr 2018
“Brothers are going to find a way to communicate with the outside, and they will no longer tolerate the kind of human rights abuses that previous generations experienced,” said longtime prisoner ri
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Durham NC Bans Police Exchanges With Israel
24 Apr 2018
A ten-group coalition won unanimous passage of a bill prohibiting the Durham police department from exchanges of training or information with Israel -- the first city in the U.S. to do so.
Kyle Fraser , Black Agenda Radio producer
Corporate Media “Could Care Less” About International Law
24 Apr 2018
University of Illinois professor of international law Dr. Francis Boyle said the illegality of U.S. attacks against Syria and occupation of its territory is a non-issue for U.S.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
White Lies and Black Disbelief in a Fading Empire
18 Apr 2018
“What would prevent Russia from attacking the United States because of all the people that the United States is killing in our communities.”
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Why Don’t We All Vote to Commit International Crimes?
18 Apr 2018
“Congress can’t authorize the unilateral use of military force abroad without violating the first principle of international law established by the UN Charter: