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Lorenzo St. Dubois
Modern U.S. Black Mass Movements and the Limits of Nonviolence
17 Jun 2015
by Lorenzo St. Dubois The “Ferguson movement,” later dubbed the Black Lives Matter movement, is less than a year old, but defenders of the racial status quo are busily posting dire warnings against the dangers of “backlash” against the violence of the oppressed. However, an objective study of the…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
White Supremacy Continues to Provide Protection for Imperialism
17 Jun 2015
by Danny Haiphong “The history leading up to the so-called American ‘Revolution’ is riddled with US imperial deception.” The rebellion was actually a counter-revolution by slave owners and land pirates who feared the British Crown would not “allow their profitable white supremacist …
Ajamu Nangwaya
Why are Y’all So Excited Over Mayor Tory’s Call for an "End" to Carding by the Cops?
17 Jun 2015
by Ajamu Nangwaya In response to widespread public protest, the mayor of Toronto’s largest city announced a reversal of his support for “carding,” Canada’s version stop-and-frisk. But Mayor John Tory’s alternative appears to be nothing but a sanitized version of the old practice. “Afrikan people…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Investigation into Tamir Rice Murder: No Bombshells – So Why the Nine Month Delay?
17 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo The critical facts of 12 year-old Tamir Rice’s 2-second long fatal encounter with a Cleveland policeman are all recorded on video, but that’s not enough for the county prosecutor, who has yet to bring charges against the cop. “Is the delay due…
The Real News Network
The Big Lie Behind the Eritrean Exodus Across the Mediterranean
17 Jun 2015
by the Real News Network Eritrea is one of the few African nations not part of AFRICOM, which makes it an enemy of the US. To destabilize the Eritrean regime, the EU grants expedited entry and semi-legalization to Eritreans who reach its shores. Hence migrants from across Africa, says Glen Ford,…
Dr. Richard D. Wolff
Global Capitalism: June 2015 Monthly Update
16 Jun 2015
by Dr. Richard D. Wolff In the latest installment of his monthly talks in NYC, Marxist economist Richard D. Wolff explains the unfolding pension crisis, the prospects of Seattle's socialst city council rep, unravels some of the webs of deliberate confusion around what capitalism and socialism are…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Tamir Rice and the Meaning of “No Justice – No Peace”
17 Jun 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Black Lives Matter” has become the default name for the emerging movement against police atrocities against Black people. Whatever the movement winds up calling itself, “the venerable slogan 'No Justice – No Peace' has served as a workhorse of the current…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: America Prosecutes the World
17 Jun 2015
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The United States government refuses to criminally prosecute American bankers, because they are “too big to jail.” But the U.S. Justice Department is claiming jurisdiction over international soccer, and threatening to rescind and reassign World…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Way Too Little, But Not Too Late: Hillary & Dems Fake the Funk on Voting Rights
18 Jun 2015
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Hillary is getting undeserved praise for her stand on voting rights, which is way too little, and factually less than some of her apologists want us to believe. But she's a Democrat. After blowing the historic 40 year window during which a Constitutional right…
Mel Reeves
Does Passing for Black Challenge White Supremacy?
24 Jun 2015
by Mel Reeves Demands for Rachel Dolezal’s heavily braided head ring hollow, from both Black and white quarters. “Many of those who are distraught over Dolezal’s passing haven’t done as much to advance the cause of racial justice as she has in just two decades of passing.” However, Dolezal “missed…