Political Economy

Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Sanders Supporters Need to Split or Get Off the Pot
23 Jun 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Bernie Sanders is trying to figure out how to capitulate to Hillary Clinton and her corporatist masters next month, in Philadelphia. “The Sandernistas – now minus…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 20, 2016
21 Jun 2016
POP Blasts Cuomo’s Blacklist of BDS Campaign as “Outright Reactionary” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order establishing a blacklist of companies and institutions that honor the campaign to…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Sanders' Moment of Truth
09 Jun 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The moment of truth has come for the Sanders campaign. He must act according to the logic of the “movement” that he claims to lead, or bow to the logic of the…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
On the Challenges of Building a Principled Left Movement in Our Time
25 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong These are exciting – and frustrating – times. “The crisis of US empire has created ripe conditions for a revolutionary movement, yet no such movement exists.” Social forces opposed…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Crisis This Time: US Capitalism Continues to Decline with No End in Sight
18 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong Periodic crisis is endemic to capitalism, built into the system. However, late stage capitalism has entered a phase in which crises are the norm. “Unemployment has remained high for…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Hillary May Win in November, but the Duopoly Electoral System is Doomed
12 May 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford After the general election, corporate pundits will try to dismiss the this season’s rebellions in the Republican and Democratic parties. But newly emergent social…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Detroit Teachers Strike Against Disaster Capitalism
05 May 2016
The corporate narrative on the Detroit teacher’s sick-out is that the public schools are “failing,” just as the city has “failed” to manage its own finances. But the state has intervened in Detroit’s…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Self-Determination and Socialism: The Fight for Socialism is Now!
04 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong The ills of capitalism – a system ruled by the rich – can only be cured by appropriating the wealth and power of the rich, through socialism. In Black America, an opportunistic…
Ben Peck
Capitalism's Depleted Reserves: Recognizing and Preparing for Systemic Breakdown
04 May 2016
by Ben Peck The capitalist system has “burned away many of the reserve layers at its disposal, economically, socially and politically,” and will be much weaker when the next great crisis hits. The…
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Bill Clinton Insults Blacks in Order to Build Hillary’s “Big Tent” Party
14 Apr 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Bill Clinton’s premeditated assault on Black Lives Matter was part of the strategy to woo White Republican voters to his wife’s “big tent” campaign, in November.…