Political Economy

Black Agenda Report for Week of Oct 3, 2016
10 Oct 2016
Reparations a Necessity to Correct America’s Crimes The United Nations panel of experts that blasted the U.S. for its “legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation,…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
System Meltdown: How US Imperialism is Whitewashing Crisis on Multiple Fronts
28 Sep 2016
by Danny Haiphong The fantastically-timed new Census figures showing large income advances, based on recently altered measuring sticks, cannot mask the deep crisis afflicting capitalism and its…
Philippines President Has U.S. Target on His Back
14 Sep 2016
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Americans – including, and maybe especially, Black Americans – were upset that Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called President…
Eric Draitser
Hillary Clinton and the Big (Neoliberal) Lie
10 Aug 2016
by Eric Draitser
Colin Todhunter
Britain’s Scramble for Africa: The New Colonialism
26 Jul 2016
by Colin Todhunter Britain’s colonial empire may have passed into history, but the UK’s neocolonial grip strangles much of African, devouring the continent’s resources and leaving little of the…
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Obama and Clinton Collude to Ram TPP through Lame Duck Congress
20 Jul 2016
by Ann Garrison and John Banister Barack Obama may get one last chance to arrive at a “Grand Bargain” with the Republicans, in the lame duck session of Congress following the November election. That…
The Real News Network
The Ford Report: CBC's Call For Gun Control Amidst Anti-Police Brutality Protests a Shabby Distraction
14 Jul 2016
by the Real News Network
Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 4, 2016
05 Jul 2016
Philadelphia Anti-Police Terror Activists Gear Up to Shut Dems Down The city fathers in Philadelphia have sanctioned Democrat-friendly demonstrations during the party’s national convention, later…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Obama Legacy Part 1: Profits for the Monopolies, Healthcare for Those Who Can Afford it
29 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Barack Obama is busy packaging his “legacy” as the First Black President – which is a fact – and as a “progressive” – which is patently false. His supporters tout the Affordable…
Black Agenda Radio Week of June 27, 2016
28 Jun 2016
BREXIT Panics Ruling Classes “This cannot be a happy time for those people who run stock markets, big banks, hedge funds and the political system” in the global capitalist economy, said Dr. Anthony…