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Joshua Reaves Charmelus
Unity and Sovereignty: Cuba’s True ‘Threat’ To US Interests
27 May 2026
The U.S. indicted 94-year-old Raúl Castro not out of concern for the people of Cuba or the U.S., but because six decades of sanctions have failed to destroy Cuba's revolutionary continuity.
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Time to Sharpen Our Weapons and Wits
27 May 2026
Six years ago, George Floyd was murdered by police. The reaction was swift - the streets erupted and demands to defund the police spread across the country. Yet, the response from Democrats was reforms that changed budgets but not control, and the police still answer to no one.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Big D Dysfunction: Why The Democrat Party’s Latest Comedy of Errors is a Tragedy of Strategy
27 May 2026
The party that installed its presidential candidate without a primary vote now blames its 2024 loss on everything except its own contempt for its base and allegiance to neo-liberal policies.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Jamal Abdulahi
Trump is Not Defeated in Minnesota
27 May 2026
Minnesota pushed back against ICE until its visible presence seemed cut in half, but Trump does not forgive or forget, and it’s a time to be organized.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Making America Whiter Again: White Supremacy in Action
27 May 2026
There is nothing mysterious about Trump’s effort to curb legal immigration. White supremacy is the explanation.
Ramzy Baroud
Why Didn’t Iran Put Gaza on the Table? A Difficult Answer
03 Jun 2026
From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran’s ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of…
David Escobar
Colombia: An ethical revolution (with a grassroots focus) / Una revolución ética (con acento popular)
03 Jun 2026
Colombia's presidential election will be held on June 21st as Historic Pact candidate Ivan Cepeda runs against the Trump endorsed right wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. This analysis written before the May 31 runoff provides context for the importance of this election for Colombia and all…
Sam E. Anderson
Beyond the Algorithm: Defending the Cuban Revolution’s Record Against Ahistorical Attacks
03 Jun 2026
A critical analysis of the U.S. backed social media "influencer" war propaganda campaign against Cuba as it struggles against a criminal siege.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Central and East Africa Causes Alarm
03 Jun 2026
Since early May, the World Health Organization and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been working to contain the spread of a rare and virulent strain of Ebola virus disease.
Community Movement Builders - Newark
CMB Newark Statement on the Delaney Hall Uprising
03 Jun 2026
The immigrants who revolted inside the Delaney Hall immigration jail are not criminals but prisoners of war, and their actions are those of resistance against a fascist detention system.