US Politics

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Kshama Sawant, Socialist Candidate for Congress
31 Jul 2026
Kshama Sawant is a former Seattle, Washington City Council Member best known for her role in raising the minimum wage to $21 per hour, the highest in the nation. She is now running for Congress in…
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Neoliberalism to Trumpism: The Re-Normalization of White Supremacy as State Ideology
29 Jul 2026
The crisis of late-stage capitalism has stripped away the liberal disguise and revealed white supremacy as the official ideology of the U.S. state.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
U.S. Support of Israel is Absolutely an Issue of Affordability and Economic Populism…So Why Won’t the Democrats Discuss it as Such?
29 Jul 2026
The Democratic Party's continued support for Israel's genocide is not just a moral and political liability but also an economic one which impacts its voters, yet the party refuses to frame it as such…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
hand ‘em another $350 billion to fight Communism?
29 Jul 2026
"hand ‘em another $350 billion to fight Communism?" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Gary Wilson
House Votes to Lock Israel Into U.S. War Machine for Wider War
29 Jul 2026
The House voted to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Israel has some control over the U.S. war machine, and Washington locks in a forward base in West Asia.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio July 24, 2026
24 Jul 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss sportswashing and the rationale of the calls to boycott the U.S. and the recent World Cup. But we begin with the Trump administration’s domestic repression and…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
NSPM-7: The New Rationale for Domestic and Global Fascism
24 Jul 2026
The Trump administration has accelerated its attacks on leftist organizations and individuals while also justifying its genocidal siege of Cuba with the release of the document "Cuba: The Capital of…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Slimy green cesspool reflecting capitalist rule
22 Jul 2026
"Slimy green cesspool reflecting capitalist rule" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Devin B. Martinez
ICE Killings Fuel Nationwide Protests
22 Jul 2026
Recent killings at the hands of federal agents have fueled protests across the US, including a nationwide day of action on July 18.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Lindsey Graham Was the Face of the Duopoly
15 Jul 2026
The late Senator Lindsey Graham played the role of chief congressional warmonger very well. But many of his colleagues, who spoke in quieter voices, were completely aligned with his support of U.S.…