Political Economy

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
The American Way of Fascism
02 Feb 2021
In an essay for Prison Radio, Mumia Abu Jamal cited journalist Chris Hedges’ contention that “the Christian Right is always “ready to support repressive measures against all who do
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Anti-Black Racism Is Environmental Hazard
02 Feb 2021
Environmental justice should be put at the cutting edge of the social justice movement, said Dr Ugo Edu, an African American Studies professor at UCLA, and a medical anthropologist
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Abolish Police, from the US to Nigeria
02 Feb 2021
Crystal, a first-generation US citizen of Nigerian descent and activist with the Assata Collective, supports the abolition of police in both countries.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
US Militarists Invent Enemies – and Russiagate -- for Dollars
02 Feb 2021
Russiagate is a fiction concocted by Democrats and intelligence agencies explain Hillary Clinton’s defeat and fuel a New Cold War, said Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
Billionaire Wealth Breaks All Records in Crisis
02 Feb 2021
The US billionaire class has grown at unprecedented speed during the pandemic and economic crises, increasing their wealth by over a trillion dollars and adding 46 new oligarchs to their numbers, a
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Democratic Fascists Prepare to Drop the Hammer
28 Jan 2021
Democrats are determined to snuff out freedom of speech and assembly to protect the corporate ruling order – while pretending it’s to safeguard Black people.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
Black Citizenship Forum: Pan-Africanism and the Pitfalls of National Citizenship
27 Jan 2021
The Review interrogates the thought of academic and activist Layla Brown-Vincent, who says she was “reared and steeped in Pan-Africanist thought and organization” from birth.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Pro-Biden Propaganda
27 Jan 2021
The Democratic Party and its corporate media have already white-washed Biden, and nothing will be demanded of him except that he not be Trump.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Neither Class Reduction nor Race Reduction: Toward a Revolutionary Left Framework on an Age-Old Debate
27 Jan 2021
White supremacy and class struggle must thus be taken together as parts of a whole social system rather than separate categories of oppression.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Ajamu Baraka: We Are Entering a New Totalitarian Era
27 Jan 2021
In this interview for Pacifica Radio’s Covid, Race and Democracy, Ajamu Baraka warned of a new era of totalitarian neoliberalism.