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Ezili Danto
15 US Lawmakers Ask Haiti Senate to Make Way for Mock Elections
24 Sep 2014
by Ezili Dantò As if overthrowing Haiti’s democratically elected government and stealing the country’s sovereignty were not enough, a gaggle of U.S. congresspersons are attempting to intervene directly in Haiti’s election processes. Haitian patriots totally reject their meddling. “The people of…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Big Switch: Obama Preparing to Bomb His Way to Regime Change in Syria
25 Sep 2014
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford The U.S. bombing campaign over Syria has two objectives: (1) “ISIS must be punished, to reduce its appeal to the jihadist rank and file, who make up the bulk of effective fighters arrayed against the Syrian state; and (2), jihadists that remain loyal to…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Will America's Black Political Class Join In the Spoils of the Rape of Congo? Andy Young & Jesse Jackson Say It's OK.
25 Sep 2014
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon The table set with the loot from 5 million dead in neighboring Congo, the largest genocide on earth since World War 2, Rwandan president Paul Kagame is inviting America's black political class to join him in the profitable spoils... contracts, careers and more…
Solomon Comissiong
Connecting the Dots: Palestine, Israel, the United States and Apartheid
29 Jul 2014
Black and genuinely progressive Americans should be in righteous motion against Israel’s murderous attack on Gaza. “If you were against Apartheid in places like South Africa or Zimbabwe, then you must stand against Apartheid in Israel/Palestine.” But then, the United States, like Israel, “ is…
Wilmer J. Leon III
US Foreign Policy –Wrong Side of History, Wrong Side of World Opinion
29 Jul 2014
by Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III President Obama has turned his back on his 2009 promises to the Palestinian people, and instead ratcheted up support for Israeli wars, bigotry and racism. “The NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus, and other organizations should be front-and-center in condemning the…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Truth and Politics as an Alternative to Despair in the Last Stage of US imperialism
29 Jul 2014
by Danny Haiphong “Both the corporate ruling class on one side and much of the proclaimed ‘left’ on the other are caught up in fact-manipulation.” For differing reasons, neither tells the truth about Zionism’s mission to create a ‘Greater Israel’; of U.S. and Israeli support for jihadists such…
Dr. T. P. Wilkinson
The “Moral Equivalence of the Founding Fathers”
27 May 2014
by Dr. T P Wilkinson The tall tale that claims to be U.S. history depicts the war of independence from Britain as motivated by a deep yearning for democracy. Dr, Gerald Horne’s new book frames the white settler secession as a revolt to ensure the continuity of slavery, which was growing unpopular…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
The Sharpton-ization of American Imperialism: Obama Administration's DOJ to Train "Community Leaders" to be Snitches for Empire
01 Oct 2014
by Danny Haiphong The U.S. government has finally invented a national “snitch” program big enough to encompass the treachery of Al Sharpton. Under the new program, “community leaders” are taught to identify and rat-out radicals in their midst – a task for which Sharpton serves as the perfect role…
Danny Glover
Stop the Political Persecution of Aristide and Fanmi Lavalas Once and for All
01 Oct 2014
by Danny Glover In a case that “reeks of political persecution,” the U.S.-backed regime in Haiti holds Jean Bertrand Aristide, the country’s only popularly elected president, under house arrest. The curtailment of Aristide’s movements is part of parcel of the denial of basic democracy to Haiti’s…
Benjamin Woods
South Africa’s Unfinished Revolution, A Review by Benjamim Woods
01 Oct 2014
A Review by Benjamin Woods Nelson Mandela’s rise South Africa’s presidency did not constitute a revolution, but simply a transition to nominal Black electoral political power. A new party promises to make good on the promises of the Freedom Charter, through socialism. “Even the red uniform of the…