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Patrick Bond
South Africa’s Deal with the Devil, Revisited: Mandela’s ‘Faustian Pact’ with World Capital
16 Sep 2015
by Patrick Bond An intelligence document has surfaced claiming that the white establishment through the private sector has a huge influence in the running of the South African National Treasury and that the history of this influence dates back to the early 1990s when the ANC and the white,…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
The Refugee Crisis and the Truth Behind Imperialism's "Humanitarian" Response
16 Sep 2015
by Danny Haiphong The same imperialist powers whose proxy war created the Syrian refugee crisis claim a “humanitarian” responsibility to wage more war against the country – “a reworking of the centuries-old imperialist logic that US and European domination brings ‘civilization’ and ‘democracy’ to…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Whole Fools—White Foods?
16 Sep 2015
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner With my appetite growing, while foraging for a reasonably-priced nosh—my black uniformed shadow, mirroring my movements, applied the kibosh! Whole Fools—White Foods?
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
The Yemen Tragedy and the Ongoing Crisis of the Left in the United States
16 Sep 2015
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka With their support for Bernie Sanders, much of the Left has decided that “lives in the White West matter more than others.” The Democratic presidential candidate encourages Saudi Arabia to “get its hands dirty,” when the Wahabbist monarchs are already…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Anti-Russian Propaganda
16 Sep 2015
by BAR editor and senior Margaret Kimberley Everywhere the U.S. “pivots” to in the world, it spreads dehumanizing propaganda. President Obama has methodically demonized Russia, stoked fears of the “peril” from China, and fanned the flames of Islamophobia. The corporate media are eager accomplices…
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Scholar Says Rwandan Massacres Were Class War; Faces Deportation
16 Sep 2015
by Ann Garrison Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame sends hit squads around the globe to eliminate critics of his minority-based government. The regime is seeking to silence dissident Léopold Munyakazi through deportation back to Rwanda from the United States. The author interviewed Munyakazi's lawyer,…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Police “Training” is the Problem: They are Trained to Oppress Blacks
16 Sep 2015
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Black people don’t need more “training” of the cops that patrol their communities. What’s needed is a new mission for the police – one that is radically different than the current armed occupation – and Black community control over both the project and the…
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Scholar Says Rwandan Massacres Were Class War; Faces Deportation
16 Sep 2015
by Ann Garrison Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame sends hit squads around the globe to eliminate critics of his minority-based government. The regime is seeking to silence dissident Léopold Munyakazi through deportation back to Rwanda from the United States. The author interviewed Munyakazi's lawyer,…
The Real News Network
Cuba Frees 3,522 Prisoners Ahead of Papal Visit, Will America Follow Suit?
16 Sep 2015
by the Real news Network
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
In Defense of the Panthers: Why the Film "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" Should be Put Down, and the Book "Black Against Empire" Picked Up
23 Sep 2015
by Danny Haiphong The author endorses former Panther leader Elaine Brown’s critique of the movie, However, Blacks Against Empire, the acclaimed book on the Party, meets his approval as “actual historical analysis that is useful for those seeking lessons from the lived struggle of the Panthers.”