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Editors, The Black Agenda Review
ESSAY: Is the US Anti-Caribbean? How to overcome it then, Tim Hector, 1997
08 Apr 2026
“...it is like a knee-jerk reaction in the U.S – this consistent, insistent and persistent anti-Caribbean policy in the U.S. from 1776 to the present.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Trump and U.S. Hubris Undid the Plan for Iran's Destruction
08 Apr 2026
The U.S. has been temporarily rattled in its regime change effort against Iran. Iranian resistance, hubris on the part of the U.S., and Donald Trump’s personal instability combined to undo a twisted fantasy of conquest.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Iran’s Nuclear Rights
08 Apr 2026
Most of the world would be at greater ease if Iran had a nuclear bomb.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
A Sigh of Relief…But Breathing Easy is Impossible in a Circumference of U.S. Empire (Or, the Perpetual Relevance of Frederick Douglass’s Prescription for Resistance)
08 Apr 2026
The ceasefire brings a sense of relief but not safety. Iran showed that the empire is not invincible, but the US commitment to the doctrine of hegemony has not changed.
Resumen English
All with Cuba: Stand Against the Threat of Imperialist Aggression in April
15 Apr 2026
Condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba must be translated into acts of solidarity to defend the nation that has done so much for the world.
Petros Bein
Internal Colonialism and the Reproduction of Capital
15 Apr 2026
The United States operates as an internal colonial system. Black communities are treated like colonized territories, and the white working class is used as a tool to enforce that control.
Sol Elias
Death By Black Excellence
15 Apr 2026
Misogynoir, a term meant to name the specific violence against poor and working-class Black women is now being used as a shield for political elites.
Jacqueline Luqman
Shortcomings and Benefits Of The UN Resolution On Transatlantic Trafficking
15 Apr 2026
The UN has finally called the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. But the resolution is not reparatory justice, and the nations that voted no or abstained show themselves to be the guilty parties.
Anthony Rogers-Wright
Israel Just Passed a Law Sanctioning the Lynching of Palestinians…So Why is the Congressional Black Caucus So Silent About it?
15 Apr 2026
The same caucus that celebrated the Emmett Till Antilynching Act refuses to condemn Israel's new death penalty for Palestinians.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Trump, Jesus, and White Supremacy
15 Apr 2026
Beliefs in white supremacy and manifest destiny are at the heart of Donald Trump’s actions and his appeal to millions of people.