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Ali Ridha Khan
The Assassinated Word: Kanafani at 54
11 Aug 2026
"54 years after his assassination by the Zionist entity, Ghassan Kanafani’s career, politics, and dedication to the Palestinian Liberation struggle remain instructive for anti-imperialist struggle in the face of murderous repression."
Kit Klarenberg
Collapsing Empire: US Creates New African Psyops Unit
11 Aug 2026
From boots on the ground to battles for the mind, an examination of the Pentagon's new psychological operations unit illustrates Washington's bid to reclaim influence in Africa.
Orinoco Tribune
‘To the Victor Belong the Spoils’: Trump Flaunts US Plunder of Venezuela
11 Aug 2026
The U.S. is not shy about proclaiming its control of Venezuela and its resources.
Karin Stanford
Afterlife of a Hijacker
11 Aug 2026
Former Black Panther Deputy Minister of Defense Byron Booth's journey from Compton to Cuba, Algiers to Lagos, reveals the global reach of Black radicalism in a 2016 interview.
Djibo Sobukwe
Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution and Africa
11 Aug 2026
In commemoration of the Fidel Castro centenary on August 13, 2026, we present remarks given by Djibo Sobukwe at The Symposium on Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution on January 21, 2017, sponsored by the Saturday Free School of Philosophy and Black Liberation at The Church of the Advocate in…
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Why The Democrat Party’s Precipitous Slide from De Facto to De Jure Racism Should Surprise No One
11 Aug 2026
“...when I talk about our political institutions, there is no reason for any American to continue to be victimized by what we still refer to as the Republican and Democratic parties…We don’t have to be at the mercy of these sordid political machines. It is possible to create a third party, you know…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Saudi Arabia Forms a 14-State Coalition to Stop Ansar Allah
11 Aug 2026
Saudi Arabia has formed a 14-state coalition to stop Ansar Allah, which has threatened to blockade its oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
DOCUMENT: Declaration of the Rights of Caribbean Peoples to Self-Determination and Self-Government, West Indies National Emergency Committee, 1940.
11 Aug 2026
“Conflicts over colonies constitute the major source of war in the modern world.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
El-Sayed Is the Arab Obama
11 Aug 2026
The Democratic Party will recalibrate its messaging after its well-funded senate candidate in a Michigan primary lost to Abdul El-Sayed, who by his own admission is a capitalist, not a socialist, and a supporter of U.S. wars. El-Sayed is following in the footsteps of another charismatic neo-liberal…