Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Listen to Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network, with Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey
19 Oct 2010
🖨️ Print Article

Obama Brings More War to Planet Than Bush, Says McKinney

 

“Certainly, we have more war under President Obama than we had under Georg Bush,” said Cynthia McKinney, former Georgia Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate. “Yemen and Somalia are ramping up, and the war never ramped down in Congo,” where as many as six million people have died.

Rwanda Tribunal Unjust

The international tribunal on Rwanda that has been holding so-called “genocide” trails under United Nations auspices is engaged in “selective justice,” charges Claude Gatebuke, of Friends of Congo. He maintains the tribunal focuses only on the Rwandan government’s version of events, ignoring other, non-Tutsi victims of the conflict.

Divest Dealings with Abusive Banks

The grassroots People’s Organization for Progress, in Newark, New Jersey, demands that city and state governments cease doing business with banks that abuse the home foreclosure process. “Even before the latest revelations,” said P.O.P. executive director Larry Hamm, “we’ve been saying they’ve been doing these foreclosures improperly and, perhaps, even illegally.”

And…

BAR’s Jared Ball says it is ridiculous to believe that social media, which enriches its billionaire owners, will “also make possible the revolution that will overthrow them.”

 

Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 4:00pm ET on PRN. Length: One hour.



Your browser does not support the audio element.

listen
https://blackagendaradio.podbean.com/mf/download/f2ws8b/BlackAgendaRadio101810.mp3

More Stories


  • “December Revolution’s rebirth”: Sit-ins Mark New Stage of Protests Against Sudan’s Military Junta
    Pavan Kulkarni
    “December Revolution’s rebirth”: Sit-ins Mark New Stage of Protests Against Sudan’s Military Junta
    20 Jul 2022
    In the aftermath of the violent repression of protesters on June 30, sit-ins have been organized in various parts of Sudan even as the military junta tries to consolidate power.
  • The American Empire Has No Clothes
    Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
    The American Empire Has No Clothes
    20 Jul 2022
    The U.S. is empire is in a state of crisis, creating chaos around the world and contradicting its own goals.
  • The PAIGC’s Political Education for Liberation in Guinea-Bissau, 1963–74 (Part 1)
    The Tricontinental
    The PAIGC’s Political Education for Liberation in Guinea-Bissau, 1963–74 (Part 1)
    20 Jul 2022
    Liberation struggles are not fought only on the battlefield. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) left a legacy of educational decolonization.
  • Congresswoman Karen Bass and the Will to Intervene
    Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
    Congresswoman Karen Bass and the Will to Intervene
    20 Jul 2022
    Congresswoman Karen Bass is running for mayor of Los Angeles. She's also Vice Chair of the NED, the CIA's soft power arm. She epitomizes everythng that is wrong with the Black political class.
  • Black Agenda Radio July 15, 2022
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Black Agenda Radio July 15, 2022
    15 Jul 2022
    The 55th anniversary of the Newark, New Jersey rebellion, how the child welfare system damages Black children and families, and how the United Nations creates suffering in Haiti.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us