US Politics

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on the Twilight of Empire
26 Nov 2018
The US became the world’s sole superpower “without a mask,” said the nation’s best known political prisoner.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Policing is More Than Clubs and Guns
26 Nov 2018
For Black people, policing is spread “across multiple state institutions,” including social welfare agency surveillance and school-to-prison pipelines, “and we can trace that history back to slaver
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Obama Militarily Occupied Africa
26 Nov 2018
“In the 8 years that Barack Obama was president, “AFRICOM went from 3 military bases to 84 bases” on the continent, said Paul Pumphrey, co-founder of Friends of Congo, speaking at
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of November 19, 2018
19 Nov 2018
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Prison Officials Encourage Recidivism
19 Nov 2018
The nation’s best known political prisoner says prison officials don’t want to break the cycle of recidivism that sends former inmates back to confinement.
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Liberation Theology is a Force in Islam
19 Nov 2018
Throughout the Muslim world, the poor struggle against entrenched elites over the nature of a just society,” said Shadaab Rahemtulla, a professor at the University of Jordan and au
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
New Yorkers Can’t Trust Amazon
19 Nov 2018
Amazon, the world’s biggest company, “is not a trustworthy corporation,” said Maritza Silvs-Farrell, of Align, an alliance of labor and community groups that opposes awarding Amazo
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Dr. Gerald Horne: “New McCarthyism” Targets China-Invested Firms
19 Nov 2018
One result of the “mania of bipartisanship” that followed the midterm elections -- “Democrats and Republicans joining hands” -- is a campaign to target China, said prolific author and educator
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Count Every Voter, Count Every Vote
15 Nov 2018
The midterm elections in Georgia and Florida are far from over. I live in Georgia, and I am no fan of Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio, Week of November 11, 2018
13 Nov 2018
Alex Vitale: civilian agencies not cops should deal with social problems; Kyle Mays on