Danny Haiphong

Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Keep Muhammed Ali's Legacy Away from Beyonce and Kanye West
15 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Airheaded commentators compare Beyonce’s media products and Kanye West’s off-hand quips to Muhammad Ali’s heroic political struggle and genuine sacrifice in the Sixties. That’s…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
What Does it Mean to be an American Liberal Today?
08 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Liberalism is “an ideology rooted in a nation founded upon imperial conquest and rabid capitalist exploitation.” Its main proponent in is the Democratic Party, which “has become the…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Centrality of Africa in the Class Struggle to Come
01 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Africa – it’s natural resources and the labor of its people – built the economies of the West, which has no intention of leaving. The West drains Africa of hundreds of billions each…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
On the Challenges of Building a Principled Left Movement in Our Time
25 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong These are exciting – and frustrating – times. “The crisis of US empire has created ripe conditions for a revolutionary movement, yet no such movement exists.” Social forces opposed…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The Crisis This Time: US Capitalism Continues to Decline with No End in Sight
18 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong Periodic crisis is endemic to capitalism, built into the system. However, late stage capitalism has entered a phase in which crises are the norm. “Unemployment has remained high for…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Johanna Fernandez Speaks on the Revolution and Counter Revolution that Mumia Abu-Jamal Embodies
11 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong Mumia Abu Jamal has spoken Truth to Power since his teen days in the Black Panther Party, then as a crusading radio newsman and, since 1981, as a political prisoner. Historian and…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Self-Determination and Socialism: The Fight for Socialism is Now!
04 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong The ills of capitalism – a system ruled by the rich – can only be cured by appropriating the wealth and power of the rich, through socialism. In Black America, an opportunistic…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Why Solidarity in the 21st Century Means Understanding Race and Class as One Entity, not Two
27 Apr 2016
by Danny Haiphong Capitalism is the scourge of the planet. “The basis of solidarity, then, should ultimately derive from an internationalist perspective. It means mutually working together with the…
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Was Libya a Mistake or a Planned Imperialist Catastrophe?
20 Apr 2016
The U.S.-led regime change in Libya failed to create a new regime, but did succeed in killing thousands of people and destroying the economy and infrastructure of Africa’s most prosperous society.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Why Self-Defense Must be Put Back into the Movement Equation
13 Apr 2016
by Danny Haiphong All peoples have the inherent right to self-defense against the violence of their oppressors. “From the first African slave rebellion in the colonies to the formation of the Black…