Political Economy

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Help Save BAR from Google, Trump, the Democrats and Their Spies
04 Jan 2018
“The whole of the ruling class is united in the campaign to squeeze the Left out of the web.”
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The Validity and Usefulness of the Term “Black Misleadership Class”
04 Jan 2018
“It is both an actual and aspirational class, which ultimately sees its interests as tied to those of U.S.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor , Boniface Musavuli
Congolese President Attacks Peaceful New Year’s Eve Protestors
03 Jan 2018
“While the rest of the world celebrates their hopes for the New Year, the Congolese suffer repression and death.”
David Dayen
Puerto Rico Homeowners Brace for Another Disaster: Foreclosures
03 Jan 2018
“Maybe they believe the land is worth more than keeping people in the homes.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Who Killed Erica Garner
03 Jan 2018
“Obama never gave Eric Garner or his family the justice that he had the power to give.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Cornel West Vs. Coates: A Necessary Debate That Black Agenda Report Has Amplified Since Its Inception
03 Jan 2018
“Coates has benefitted from the neo-liberal brand of Black leadership that grew in strength during the era of Obama.”
Netfa Freeman
What Western Imperialism Is Up to Now in Zimbabwe
03 Jan 2018
“The capitalist agenda is to neo-colonize Zimbabwe and appropriate its labor and land.”
Phakamile Hlubi
NUMSA: The South African Union That Confronts New Forms of Apartheid Through Class Struggle
03 Jan 2018
“The massacre of the mine workers in August of 2012 was actually the catalyst for the decision that NUMSA made in the following year to break away from the all
Vijay Prashad
Concentration Camps for African Migrants Blocked from Entering Europe Are Popping Up Across Libya
03 Jan 2018
“The Europeans want to move their southern border from the northern edge of the Mediterranean Sea to the southern rim of the Sahara Desert.”
Julianne Tveten
It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet
03 Jan 2018
“Private network providers prioritize only those they expect to provide a return on investment.”