Political Economy

How Privilege Politics Erases Radicals of Color
30 May 2017
by Matthew Kovac Reformists claim they are protecting marginalized populations by supporting Democrats and avoiding real confrontation with Power. But Blacks have historically been in the vanguard of…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Bernie Sanders: Loyal Democrat, Stalwart for Empire
10 May 2017
by Danny Haiphong Bernie Sanders will never break with the Democratic Party and its finance capitalist masters. Progressives have no choice but “to take the genuine demands for a living wage,…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Diana Johnstone: Financial Elite Created France's New President, Emmanuel Macron  
10 May 2017
An interview by Ann Garrison   Three out of four of the top vote-getters in the first round of French elections ran against the economic policies of the European Union. Yet the French and U.S.…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Whiteness and the Legitimacy Crisis of Global Capitalism
03 May 2017
by Salvador Rangel – Jeb Sprague-Silgado “The Trump-right,” say the authors, “has sought to make up for the loss in the material wages of white workers through an increase in their ‘public and…
Global Capitalist Crisis and Trump’s War Drive
03 May 2017
by William I. Robinson Human extinction by war becomes more likely because the transnational capitalist class has militarized the process of accumulation. “The so-called wars on drugs, terrorism, and…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Do Americans Have No Shame?
26 Apr 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Putting aside the lack of any proof of Russian interference in U.S. elections, Americans have some nerve complaining about outside meddling when…
All-White Brazil Regime Guts Programs for Blacks and the Poor
11 Apr 2017
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
No Tokens with Trump, No time for Fear: These are Revolutionary Times
29 Mar 2017
by Danny Haiphong The corporate media would have you believe that stark differences divide the duopoly parties. The opposite is true. Democrats and establishment Republicans “have united on questions…
Yash Tandon
What is Fascism in Our Times? A Global South Perspective
15 Mar 2017
by Yash Tandon In this final essay of a seven-part series, Yash Tandon depicts fascism as a systemic phenomenon arising from the incompatibility of democracy and capitalism. For capitalism to persist…
Democrats Fight Trump, the Man, But Not His Austerity and Militarism
08 Mar 2017
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Democrats would surely like to replace Donald Trump at the earliest opportunity. But they show no inclination to fight Trump and…