Media And Culture

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: John Lowney’s”Jazz Internationalism”
17 Apr 2019
Black writers have underscored the possibilities and challenges of black internationalism through their innovative adaptations of black music.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Brian Roberts’“Blackface Nation”
17 Apr 2019
What made the ‘American’ different from the ‘Englishman’ was a celebration of vulgar thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors.
Press TV
Jimmy Carter: US Most Warlike Nation in History
17 Apr 2019
The former commander-in-chief says the US has been waging war since its formation. “China has not wasted a single penny on war.”
Jim Kavanagh
Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, and Fake Politics
17 Apr 2019
Having finally imploded, Russiagate now morphs into its second life as a campaign issue for Donald Trump.
T.P. Wilkinson
Phoenix in Knightsbridge: the Daylight Seizure of Assange
17 Apr 2019
Unlike Edward Snowden, and more like Philip Agee, Assange rejected the premise that the State has any right to secrecy at all.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
The Role of Electoral Politics in Revolutionary Change
15 Apr 2019
Participants in the Black Is Back Coalition’s 3rd Electoral Politics School agreed with chairman Omali Yeshitela that “massive political change is in the wind.” “The worl
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Green Party Necessary to Pass Green New Deal
15 Apr 2019
“The problem for the Green New Deal” is that the Democratic leadership in Congress “won’t let it happen,” said Howie Hawkins, a possible Green Party candidate for president.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Progressive “Bloc” Emerges in Chicago City Council
15 Apr 2019
The 17 pro-community control of police candidates elected to the 50-member Chicago Board of Aldermen can also be expected to support “community control of the board of education” and “a progressive
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
A Reckoning for Al Sharpton and the Black Misleadership Class
11 Apr 2019
With support for “socialism” rising, the political fate of Al Sharpton and the rest of the Democratic party’s Black corporate minions is in doubt -- and they know it.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
The International Struggle Against the Fake News of the U.S. Empire: Remarks at the National Writers Union
10 Apr 2019
The Mueller Report’s conclusion cannot reverse the damage that has been done to left journalism and activism by the fake news witch hunt.