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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
War Crime Cafe
25 Mar 2026
"War Crime Cafe" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Dan Kovalik
U.S. Takes Aim at President Gustavo Petro, but He's Akin to a Rock Star in Colombia
25 Mar 2026
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor, spoke to attorney and author Dan Kovalik, President Petro’s legal representative in the US and in international courts.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Black Folks and Foreign Policy, June Jordan, 1983.
25 Mar 2026
“Who will we become if we remain the silent partners to this white arrogance?”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Donald Trump and the Truth About Robert Mueller
25 Mar 2026
Donald Trump is not lying about Robert Mueller. Mueller was the point man for a plot involving the Democratic Party establishment, intelligence agencies, and corporate media. Russiagate was a dangerous hoax.
John Perry
UN “Experts” Fueling Washington’s Attacks on Nicaragua
01 Apr 2026
The UN panel’s reports on Nicaragua recycle claims from U.S.-backed opposition groups, serving as a propaganda arm for Washington’s regime change agenda.
Nicholas Mwangi
UN Declares Transatlantic Slavery the “gravest crime against humanity”
01 Apr 2026
The UN has adopted a landmark declaration, introduced by Ghana, recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity,” in a move that has intensified calls for reparations from African and Caribbean countries.
Isaac Saney , James Count Early
Democracy Under Siege: Popular Participation and Socialist Renewal in Cuba in a Time of Crisis
01 Apr 2026
While Western democracies exclude working people from economic decision-making, Cuba is expanding participatory governance to navigate its deepest crisis since the Revolution.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Zophia Edwards’ Book, “Fueling Development”
01 Apr 2026
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Zophia Edwards. Edwards is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Her book is Fueling Development: How Black Radical Trade Unionism Transformed…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
STOP Cruel Reich Cult (CRC) from reinventing the wheel
01 Apr 2026
"STOP Cruel Reich Cult (CRC) from reinventing the wheel" is the latest from BAR's Poet-in-Residence.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
A Weak Left Stands By as Russia Stands Up for Cuban Sovereignty
01 Apr 2026
Russia finally makes good on promises to help Cuba, but its level of commitment is unclear. The left are clearly immobilized, even as Iran demonstrates how to fight back.