Political Economy

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Tamika Nunley’s “At the Threshold of Liberty”
02 Jun 2021
How Black women gave the term “liberty” its meaning and expanded the scope of liberty in the nation’s capital during the nineteenth century.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Justin Podur and Joe Emersberger’s “Extraordinary Threat”
02 Jun 2021
Western media outlets, NGOs and powerful governments allied with the United States work in unison to deceive people about foreign policy.
Adofo Minka
Jackson Mississippi’s Black Ruling Class Collaborates to Give Cops Cover to Kill
02 Jun 2021
The “radical” Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has presided over the police killing of eight Black citizens since 2017.
H. Claire Brown
How Corporations Buy—and Sell—Food Made With Prison Labor
02 Jun 2021
The small world of prison food production is a microcosm of the American food system, which all too o#en functions as a race to the bottom.
Robyn Maynard
Toward a Police-Free Future in Canada
02 Jun 2021
The defund movement shows the way to divest from violence and repression, and invest in safety and life-affirming services.
Otobong Inieke
African Financial Independence is a Threat to Imperialism
02 Jun 2021
Africa has been a net creditor to the rest of the world for decades, and must find ways to hold on to its capital.
Laura Correa Ochoa, Maria Cardenas and Tianna S. Paschel
The Colombian State Is at War with Its People
02 Jun 2021
State violence is a daily occurrence in rural areas and particularly in Black and indigenous territories.
Peoples Dispatch Staff
Papuan Protesters Attacked and Arrested for Demanding Pro-Independence Leader’s Release
02 Jun 2021
Victor Yeimo was arrested under charges of treason earlier this month for his role in the anti-racism Papuan protests of 2019.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 31, 2021
02 Jun 2021
George Floyd Not a Martyr
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
The CIA’s New “Woke” Façade
02 Jun 2021
The planet’s premier assassination and regime-change agency is advertising itself as a “woke” workplace populated by young Black, Latina and LGBTQ staffers.