Bruce A. Dixon

Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
The People, Not FEMA, Saved Themselves
27 Aug 2025
The official response to Katrina was a catastrophic failure of the state. The real story of survival was written by a coalition of the discarded—ex-offenders and Black churches—who built their own…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Can the Green Party Be Saved From Liberal Tokenism and Black Opportunism? We’ll See.
21 Jun 2018
I never wanted to be one of those Goldilocks socialists, for whom everything is too hot, too cold, too lumpy or too smooth to be worthy of anything but withering criticism.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
What Would An Authentic 21st Century US Left Look Like?
07 Jun 2018
Let’s face it, the US left is a long way right now from contending for power.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Why Our Green Parties Haven't Taken Off
30 May 2018
A solid majority of Americans polled want to see a third party compete with Republicans and Democrats. On a range of issues too, the public is well to the left of both the ruling class parties.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Barber Sermon on Militarism Reveals Philosophical & Political Limitations of the Poor Peoples Campaign
11 May 2018
"Rev. Barber speaks for the politically leftish wing of the Institutional Church in the US, which has pretty much anointed him the mantle of the Rev. Dr.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Gun Debate A Narrow Opportunity For Democrats, A Wide One For the Left
29 Mar 2018
Last weekend the March For Our Lives mobilized half a million on the DC mall and a few hundred thousand more combined in dozens of cities across the US.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Lessons, Successes, Failures of the West Virginia Teachers Strike
08 Mar 2018
The 9 day West Virginia school strike was a long time coming, and contains a number of useful, if not new lessons.
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Are Intersectionalism Or Afro-Pessimism Paths To Power? Probably Not. Part 3 of 3
16 Feb 2018
In parts one and two of this series I’ve talked about the fact that there are two conflicting versions of intersectionality, one employed by some honest to god leftists who reach backward across de
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Looking Down That Deep Hole: Parasitic Intersectionality and Toxic Afro-Pessimism, Part 2 of 3
01 Feb 2018
When I took a swipe at intersectionality last week, declaring that it wa
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Intersectionality is a Hole. Afro-Pessimism is a Shovel. We Need to Stop Digging, Part 1 of 3
25 Jan 2018
The US left has a fundamental problem, perhaps the root of most of its other problems.