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by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: The United States of Israel
04 Jul 2007
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The 4th of July is supposed to be a celebration of U.S. independence. But no one can honestly claim that the U.S. is independent of Israel and its immensely powerful domestic lobby. Certainly not the Congressional Black Caucus, all of whose…
Bill Quigley
If the People Want Impeachment, Why Can’t it Happen?
11 Jul 2007
A Black Agenda Report radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Something close to a majority of the people of the United States want Dick Cheney and George Bush to be impeached. Many more would join the bandwagon if the process was begun. But only 14 members of the U.S. House of…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Banks, Baseball and Corporate Welfare
25 Jul 2007
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Corrupted Black politicians have collaborated in the disassembly and scattering of their own constituents' neighborhoods, and the handover to corporations of public spaces and scarce urban amenities. Junior partners in huge scams, this…
Bill Quigley
Losing What We Never Had: White Privilege and the Deferred Dreams of Black America, Part Three
25 Jul 2007
by BAR contributing editor Dr. Edward Rhymes In the final installment of his series, the author debunks the mythology of "reverse racism" - a phrase that "needs to be done away with." Privileges accrued over centuries of Black subjugation translate into present-day white wealth and Black…
Bill Quigley
Conyers’ Contradictory Stances on Impeachment, Reparations
01 Aug 2007
by David Swanson The venerable Rep. John Conyers has long been among the most progressive members of the U.S. House. Now chairman of the Judiciary Committee, where impeachment proceedings must begin, Conyers concurs with Speaker Nancy Pelosi that impeachment is "off the table" because "we don't…
Bill Quigley
Racism Alive and Thriving in America, Zogby Poll Shows
08 Aug 2007
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford White people, in the majority, don't think they are racist - but they are. Zogby's poll could not avoid the conclusion: white folks think they are superior, the definition of racism. They are convinced that race relations have…
Bill Quigley
On White Pride and Other Delusions: Reflections on the Rage of the Uninformed
15 Aug 2007
by Tim Wise Anti-racist activist Tim Wise wages a lonely battle against the delusions of Euro-Americans, many of whom believe they are the victims of "reverse racism" and some of whom advocate the formation of white student unions, white history courses and clubs, and other such nonsense. Facts…
Bill Quigley
Karl Rove: Off to Another Criminal Mission
15 Aug 2007
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR executive editor Glen Ford U.S. corporate media cannot accurately cover the crimes of Karl Rove, nor his exit from the White House, because Rove's career is a pure extension of the most ancient machinations of white supremacists. The Republican Party, heirs…
Bill Quigley
Rev. Lennox Yearwood and the Hip Hop Caucus to John Conyers: "It's Time To Impeach"
15 Aug 2007
by BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon Polling data show that the majority of Americans favor the initiation of impeachment proceedings against George Bush, Dick Cheney, and other high administration officials, and no segment of the nation is more lopsidedly pro-…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Media “Disappear” Dennis Kucinich
05 Sep 2007
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The American corporate media is more efficient in the arts of political disappearance than any Soviet regime. Their job is to narrow the spectrum of choice to the candidates that represent their masters' interests - and then the rest of us…