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Umar A Farooq
'Genocide Must Be Our Red Line': Black Muslim Leaders Shun Harris for US President
23 Oct 2024
Community leaders sign statement backing candidates supporting Gaza ceasefire and arms embargo against Israel.
Jon Jeter
Not Like Us: Black Men Frown on Harris Campaign Because Democrats Have Done Nothing to Help Them in This Worst Hard Time, Not Because of Misogyny
16 Oct 2024
For decades, the Democratic Party has pushed Black men as the scapegoat for election losses. Every cycle, they put forth a different excuse for why this demographic is unique in its political beliefs…
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist , Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
October 7th, The Election and Capitalist Crisis, A Conversation with Ajamu Baraka
09 Oct 2024
Margaret Kimberley and Ajamu Baraka discuss the US upcoming presidential election, and the historic events unfolding in Western Asia - where Israel continues its onslaught of the region with an…
Jon Jeter
Like Chisolm Before Her, Harris’ White House Bid is More Sizzle than Steak for Black Community
02 Oct 2024
Since Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, liberals have seen her as the next Shirley Chisholm. In this case, they are correct.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Cautionary Tale of Angela Davis
25 Sep 2024
There are very few true revolutionaries. Allowing ourselves to pretend that Angela Davis is among them is a grave mistake.
Jon Jeter
How the Democrats’ Use Performative Blackness to Gaslight Blacks’ Legitimate Political Grievances
25 Sep 2024
The Democratic Party pulls out all the stops to maintain its base of Black voters - except push any policy that will improve their material conditions. Now that Kamala Harris has stepped into the…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Spoiling the Liberal Party
18 Sep 2024
“Never Trump” liberals, still hypnotized by the DNC spectacle, turn a blind eye to their candidate’s record and rhetoric.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Harris and Trump Debate Maintenance of the Status Quo
11 Sep 2024
The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points. Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally.
Anima Adjepong
A Hellscape of False Options
04 Sep 2024
The options for political representation are bleak - it may be better to say there isn't much of a choice at all. With Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, voters may have someone who presents a…
Erica Caines
Selective Democracy: U.S. Hegemony and Global Consequences
28 Aug 2024
The United States hides behind the facade of democracy to obscure the many contradictions of its domestic and foreign policy. The Democratic Party specifically peddles this lie about using democracy…