Political Economy

John Pilger
The Problem of Greece is Not Only a Tragedy: It is a Lie
15 Jul 2015
by John Pilger The Greek people said “No” to the bankers in Brussels, but their supposedly “radical” Syriza leaders immediately said “Yes.” What is the true political nature of Syriza? “Tsipras and…
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Greece, Debt and Democracy
08 Jul 2015
By BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Liberalism Still the Left Flank of Oppression in the Coming Post-Obama World
08 Jul 2015
by Danny Haiphong It is already clear that the buzz words gay rights and the Confederate flag “will be used by the powerful to move as many disaffected people toward the Democratic Party as possible…
This Is Hell
Key Failures of the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare an Obstacle to Universal Health Care
01 Jul 2015
Key Failures of the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare an Obstacle to Universal Health Care by our friends at This Is Hell Radio Trudy Lieberman: “We are replacing a crisis of un-insurance with a crisis…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of June 29, 2015
30 Jun 2015
Don’t Just Count Black Bodies – We Need a Program of Liberation Veteran Malcolm X Grassroots Movement activist Kali Akuno is a co-author of the 2012 report Operation Ghetto Storm, which documented…
Obama Rams Through TPP With Little Democratic Support, Even from Black Caucus
24 Jun 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Every phony leftist that peddled Barack Obama as a “progressive,” and every knave and fool in “Progressives for Obama” that spread rose…
Dr. Richard D. Wolff
Global Capitalism: June 2015 Monthly Update
16 Jun 2015
by Dr. Richard D. Wolff In the latest installment of his monthly talks in NYC, Marxist economist Richard D. Wolff explains the unfolding pension crisis, the prospects of Seattle's socialst city…
Patrick Bond
World Soccer Corruption, Africa’s “Illicit Financial Flows” and Elite Silences
10 Jun 2015
by Patrick Bond Corruption is built into the ruling structures of the United States, which has launched globe-trotting prosecutions of soccer bribery, and South Africa, which is suspected of paying…
Dianne Feeley
A Hurricane without Water: Detroit’s Foreclosure Disaster
03 Jun 2015
by Dianne Feeley Public policy in Detroit, the nation’s largest majority Black city, seems structured to create blight and force the current population out of their homes. Sixty-two thousand…
Thirty Years of Black Economic Regression
19 Mar 2015
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Black progress in the United States – the kind you can measure in numbers – is a myth. A new study confirms that Blacks have been…