Political Economy

Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
A Brief Review of the Philadelphia Conference That Celebrated an Enemy of the US Government
08 Nov 2017
“The conference condemned the many ways in which Temple and other academies of ‘higher education’ fully collaborate with the gentrification, poverty, and oppression experienced by worki
James Hill, Jr.
Kneeling and the (Re)Signification of the Black Fantastic
08 Nov 2017
“By utilizing their seismic platform as well as the medium of mass communication, the performative act of kneeling during the anthem unsettles the naturalized mythos of the racial state
Ashley Farmer
Black Women Radicals of the Past Offer the Best Hope for Our Future
08 Nov 2017
“In the latter half of the 20th century, black women theorists offered critical insight into how we might develop emancipatory strategies.”
Dan Glazebrook
Recolonization of Africa by Endless War
08 Nov 2017
“Washington is running a gruesome protection racket in Africa, simultaneously creating the conditions for armed groups to thrive while offering protection agai
Ronnie Kasrils , Marcus Barnett
Sabotaging Apartheid
08 Nov 2017
“We got into what I call a Faustian pact with big business from Mandela onwards.”
Mela Ghebremedhin
The Eritrea “Massacre” That Never Happened
08 Nov 2017
“The entire incident lasted several minutes, with no casualties or injuries.”
Prince Shakur
Youth Incarceration in the United States, Explained
08 Nov 2017
“First Lady Hillary Clinton referred to certain youths as ‘super-predators.’”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Puerto Rico Getting the Detroit Treatment
07 Nov 2017
Puerto Rico, a hurricane-ravaged colony of the U.S., has been subjected to much the same financial dictatorship as Detroit, a Black internal colony, said Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Africologists” Will Snitch on You
07 Nov 2017
“Cultural nationalists” -- including those that call themselves Africologists -- “don’t want to change the world; they want to change how they can move in it,” said activist Kashara White
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
“Swipe It Forward “
07 Nov 2017
Black Youth Project 100 activists are urging New York City subway commuters to share their unlimited fare cards with poorer riders.