Political Economy

African People’s Socialist Party
Bourgeoisie Cash is flowing in the Coffers of Black Lives Matter
12 Aug 2020
We must at every instance solve the question of how to fund the revolution without becoming subservient or dependent on our oppressors.
Barry Sheppard
Green Party Presidential Candidate Howie Hawkins Says 'Real Solutions Can’t Wait'
12 Aug 2020
The Green Party’s presidential pick discusses his foreign and domestic policy positions.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of August 10, 2020
11 Aug 2020
“Black August” Honors Captives of Armed Struggle
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Midwives Could Help Stem Maternal and Infant Death Toll
11 Aug 2020
Dr Sasha Turner, professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, says more extensive use of midwives would reduce skyrocketing increases in maternal birth difficulties, worldwide
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Insurance Industry Vital to US Slavery
10 Aug 2020
Insuring one’s slave “is actually a better financial decision than insuring other kinds of property,” said Dr Michael Ralph, director of Africana Studies at New York Universit
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Black Brazilians Hit Hard by Covid-19
10 Aug 2020
Brazil and the US lead the world in coronavirus fatalities, with Blacks in both countries dying disproportionately, said Jaime Amparo Alves, an author and social anthropologis
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
“Black August” Honors Captives of Armed Struggle
10 Aug 2020
“Black August started in San Quentin to highlight the armed struggle,” said Jihad Abdulmumit, chairperson of the Jericho Movement, which advocates for political prisoners
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Political Prisoners: “Say Their Names”
06 Aug 2020
Unless folks are under the delusion that victory over the “fascists” is imminent, the condition of political prisoners should be a deeply personal, as well as political, concern to all activists.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: How Trump Can Steal the 2020 Election
05 Aug 2020
The election was stolen from Clinton four years ago and the even weaker 2020 candidate can expect the same fate.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
American Left Silence on China Helps Lay Foundation for the U.S.’ New Cold War
05 Aug 2020
When it comes to China, Democracy Now, Jacobin, The Nation and others on the imperial-minded US ‘left” are allies of white supremacy.