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Wilmer J. Leon III
Brian Williams – Just A Cog In The National Disinformation Machine
18 Feb 2015
by Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III NBC has punished its multimillion dollar anchorman for lying to the people about his personal history. But the corporate media produce and transmit lies of momentous import all the time. “Brian Williams’ mistakes due to the ‘fog of memory’ or his lies are just a very…
Ezili Danto
A Barbaric Lynching In the Dominican Republic
18 Feb 2015
by Ezili Danto Many citizens of the Dominican Republic appear to define their national identity largely in opposition to the Blackness of Haiti, with which it shares the island of Hispaniola. Both nations have also been repeatedly invaded by the United States, whose influence has added another…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
My Wise Country Cousin on Legacies of the Two-Lie Crew…
18 Feb 2015
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner The DJ Commanduh and the Amazing AG “Gib us ‘bout as much just-us as de ropes, an’ de trees…”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Obama’s Legacy: Permanent War and Liberal/Radical Accommodation?
18 Feb 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka A “left” that is not anti-imperialist is a phony left, but that’s what passes for radicalism in the U.S. Fortunately, Black Lives Matter activists “are making the connection between violence and militarization in the internal colonized areas of the U.S. and…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: An Angry White Man Kills Again
19 Feb 2015
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Craig Hicks was a dangerously belligerent man who lived in an apartment with a wife, four handguns, two shotguns and six rifles. His whiteness protected him from police attention or public censure. Hicks seems to have held a range of political…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The U.S. Empire and ISIS: A Tale of Two Death Cults
19 Feb 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford As U.S. imperialism loses its capacity to compete outside the military sphere, its foreign policy options shrink, accordingly. “Since the U.S. is superior to the rest of the world ONLY in military terms, Washington finds its ultimate advantage in turning the whole…
The Real News Network
What Do Europe's Podemos and Syriza Movements Know That Many US Black Activists Don't?
19 Feb 2015
By the Real News Network Young activists in Greece and Spain are making great strides because they've been able to do something black activists in the US have not. The European left has abandoned their so-called socialist parties, the equivalent of US Democrats. But until black activists step…
Ezili Danto
Haiti Carnival Tragedy: What Was Planned, What Was An Accident?
25 Feb 2015
by Ezili Danto Even national celebrations turn out badly in occupied Haiti. Officials say a Mardis Gras electrocution accident left 17 dead, but as many as 100 are feared to have perished in panic. Haiti needs infrastructure and, most of all, the return of its national sovereignty. “But the…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
What is Neo-Liberalism? A Revolutionary Analysis of the Final Stage of Imperialism
25 Feb 2015
by Danny Haiphong Neoliberalism is “the ideology of corporate domination and the plunder of finance capital.” To preserve itself domestically, the modern system has created both the Mass Black Incarceration State and the National Security State. Internationally, “terrorism, ‘humanitarian…
Sukant Chandan
A Malcolm X Movement in Great Britain
25 Feb 2015
by Sukant Chandan Malcolm X advocated that Black Americans act as internationalists. His life’s work and example has influenced movements around the globe, including the United Kingdom, where a Malcolm X Movement has been launched “in the heart of whiteness.”