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LECTURE: How U.S. Imperialism Ruled Cuba, Armando G. Entralgo, 1965
24 Jun 2026
“The U.S.A. decided to annex Cuba economically and Cuba made history by becoming the first country in the world to be a victim of neocolonialism.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Democrats and Trump Are in Sync on Iran
24 Jun 2026
The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners in crime.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
New York City Voters Just Proved that AIPAC is an Electoral Albatross, Will the Democrat Party Establishment Get the Message?
24 Jun 2026
The Democrat establishment poured millions into protecting its incumbents in New York City, but voters chose progressive anti-genocide challengers. That party will fight against the reality that AIPAC is now a liability.
Carlos Martinez
Cuba’s economic reforms and the prospects for socialist renewal
01 Jul 2026
The following article by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China and author of The East Is Still Red, examines the most far-reaching changes to Cuba’s economic model in more than 60 years – a programme of 23 strategic axes and 176 measures approved unanimously this month by the…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Slaveholders Who Signed the Declaration of Independence: Washington, Jefferson, and the People they Owned
01 Jul 2026
Black Agenda Report editors Margaret Kimberley and Ann Garrison discuss the personal and institutional hypocrisy that allowed those who said, "All men are created equal," to be slaveholders.
Nick Estes
The Indian Wars Continue: 150 Years After Victory at Greasy Grass
01 Jul 2026
What the Indian wars teach us about today's forever wars.
Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
Trump and America’s Fascist Forefathers
01 Jul 2026
Donald Trump is not an anomaly, but the heir of fascism which began in 1776 and continued throughout U.S. history.
Jacqueline Luqman
Disaster Capitalism In Haiti Gives A Glimpse Into the Imperialist Shock Doctrine That Could Rattle Venezuela Long After The Earthquakes
01 Jul 2026
The U.S. has attacked Venezuela through various means for decades and kidnapped President Maduro but is now claiming to assist with earthquake relief. If it's role in Haiti is any guide, that so-called aid from the U.S. is a Trojan Horse bringing more plunder and control.
Elias Isquith
White supremacy and slavery: Gerald Horne on the real story of American independence
01 Jul 2026
It's time to revisit America's heroic creation myth and what really happened in 1776, author-historian tells Salon.
The Editors
Black Agenda Report July 4th Special Issue
01 Jul 2026
“This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.”