Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Johanna Fernández and her Unrelenting Advocacy for Mumia Abu Jamal
19 Aug 2026
The late Dr. Johanna Fernández left an awesome intellectual and activist legacy that includes her 2010 documentary film “Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.”
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Saudi Arabia Forms a 14-State Coalition to Stop Ansar Allah
11 Aug 2026
Saudi Arabia has formed a 14-state coalition to stop Ansar Allah, which has threatened to blockade its oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Somalia: On the Front Lines with Somaliland
04 Aug 2026
"During the last week of July, I traveled to the front lines of Somalia’s unresolved border conflict with Somaliland, the Somali secessionist state now recognized by Israel but not by
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Kagame Regime Must Not Be Allowed to Seize the Archives of the ICTR
08 Jul 2026
The records of the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda should not be surrendered to the Rwandan regime led by President Paul Kagame.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Slaveholders Who Signed the Declaration of Independence: Washington, Jefferson, and the People they Owned
01 Jul 2026
Black Agenda Report editors Margaret Kimberley and Ann Garrison discuss the personal and institutional hypocrisy that allowed those who said, "All men are created equal," to be slaveholders.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Could Wemby Become the Conscience of the NBA?
24 Jun 2026
NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama grapples with the times we’re living in, even as his career takes off.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
When the Revolution Comes
17 Jun 2026
Chris Smalls and his best friend, Derrick Palmer, led the first successful drive to unionize an Amazon warehouse. He believes that labor must decouple from the Democratic Party, as he explains in his…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Jamal Abdulahi
Trump is Not Defeated in Minnesota
27 May 2026
Minnesota pushed back against ICE until its visible presence seemed cut in half, but Trump does not forgive or forget, and it’s a time to be organized.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Mastering the Universe: the Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class
13 May 2026
Rob Larson's Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, And Why You Should Hate Them Even More is a fiercely pleasurable polemic.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Eritrea and the “Internal Government Document Seen by Reuters”
06 May 2026
Reuters reports on a mysterious government document seeming to confirm that sanctions will be lifted on Eritrea.