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by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
When Will First Lady Michelle Obama Denounce Wal-Mart's Criminal Practices?
02 May 2012
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Michelle Obama has gained a priceless image as an advocate of exercise and healthy eating. While a previous First Lady was shamed off Wal-Mart's board, Michelle Obama has allowed the giant corporation to leverage her image in its drive to capture more corporate…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
The Obama Administration.... Standing Up For Poor and Working People Since... Never
13 Nov 2014
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Federal court judges ruled workers forced to stand in line without pay several hours each week before leaving work deserved to be paid. Amazon.com, their boss disagreed and it's now in the Supreme Court. So why did President Obama's Justice and Labor…
Jordan Flaherty
Fighting Sex Trafficking or Punishing Women?<
12 Nov 2014
Fighting Sex Trafficking or Punishing Women? By Jordan Flaherty Originally published at Truthout.org. It's time to ask whether new laws targeting "human trafficking" really protecting women, or do they simply criminalize sex workers and consumers while justifying the further expansion of America's…
The Real News Network
All Eyes on Ferguson as Gov. Nixon Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Grand Jury Decision: Glen Ford on the Real News Network
19 Nov 2014
Edward Herman and David Peterson
The Kagame-Power Lobby’s Dishonest Attack on BBC Documentary on Rwanda
19 Nov 2014
by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson Rwanda has banned the BBC for airing a documentary that reveals the Big Lie told by Paul Kagame and his cronies about what happened in Rwanda in 1994. Kagame and his RPF have for 20 years concealed their primary role in setting off the genocide – in which most…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Beyond Midterms: Moment of Opportunity for the Left, Not Disappointment
19 Nov 2014
by Danny Haiphong The Democrats are, at least temporarily, in the toilet, and it’s up to a rejuvenated left to flush them. “The people are not yet ready to pull the plug on imperialism, but at the same time expect nothing from it.” That means there is a fertile environment for those…
Bill Quigley
Ten Illegal Police Actions to Watch for in Ferguson
19 Nov 2014
by Bill Quigley Expect the police to deploy their dirtiest tactics against post-grand jury demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri: Provocateurs, snatch squads, false arrests, intimidation, kettling, church raids, noise torture, arrest of reporters – and that’s before the tear gas and rubber bullets.
Michelle Renee Matisons
Bobby Hutton’s Hands Were Up
19 Nov 2014
by Michelle Renee Matisons The modern history of militarized U.S. policing begins with the Black Panther Party’s stand against state repression in Oakland, California, where “Lil’ Bobby” Hutton became one of its first martyrs. When today’s cops “preemptively” brutalize and kill young Black people…
Wilmer J. Leon III
Ferguson - Revolt vs. Revolution – The Fire Next Time
19 Nov 2014
by Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III Will the confrontation that is building in Ferguson and across Black America burst forth as a venting of frustration and rage, or gather the mass and velocity of a mighty movement for fundamental social transformation?
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Jackson, Sharpton, Holder and Ferguson
20 Nov 2014
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Those who seek justice for Michael Brown should ignore Reverends Jackson and Sharpton, who serve only themselves and Power. One man can order a federal prosecution of officer Darren Wilson. It’s not Eric Holder, but the attorney general’s boss…