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by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Sanders Supporters Can Bring Down the Democrats
11 May 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Bernie Sanders supporters could truly be on a revolutionary mission – if they choose to accept it. “They must not support or vote for Hillary Clinton in November and they must say so loudly and clearly.” Should their idol endorse Clinton, then…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Hillary May Win in November, but the Duopoly Electoral System is Doomed
12 May 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford After the general election, corporate pundits will try to dismiss the this season’s rebellions in the Republican and Democratic parties. But newly emergent social forces on the Left and the Right, and among Black youth, are rejecting the duopoly electoral system.…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Obama Chugs Flint Water, Dodges Federal Responsibility, Delivers Another Cynical Lecture to Black Folks
12 May 2016
"the president cynically leveraged his blackness to obscure the fact that he was refusing to go after the guilty parties, while proposing no measures to ensure it didn't happen again." President Obama's self-described “stunt”, chugging a glass of Flint water, assuring reidents of its safety, and…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Militarist Medley Of the Wicked Witch of The West
11 May 2016
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner lip gloss by Lockheed broomstick by Boeing
Thomas C. Mountain
25 Years of Struggle Building Socialism in Eritrea; Fighting the Cancer of Corruption
18 May 2016
by Thomas C. Mountain Eritrea, the socialist nation of 6 million people on the Red Sea that has been called “the Cuba of Africa,” is replacing all of its old currency with new bills and moving away from a cash economy. “If you are a black market agent using cash to do your business and have…
Abayomi Azikiwe
US Foreign Policy in Africa and the 2016 Elections
18 May 2016
by Abayomi Azikiwe The pace of U.S. meddling in Africa has increased tremendously under the Bush and Obama administrations, yet U.S. policies in Africa are non-issues in the current presidential campaign. “Pentagon, State Department and CIA interventions in Africa have done more to destabilize the…
Bill Quigley
Louisiana Number One in Incarceration
18 May 2016
by Bill Quigley With over 38,000 people in prison, Louisiana is first in the planet in per capita incarceration. Plus, “there are an additional 69,000 people in Louisiana on probation and parole.” Race is the primary factor that makes the Bayou State the global champion of imprisonment. “Louisiana…
Lurie Daniel Favors Esq
The Result of the Akai Gurley Case Reminds Us that New York State Needs a Permanent Special Prosecutor
18 May 2016
by Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. A Chinese American cop was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death, without provocation, of Akai Gurley. Yet, the Brooklyn, New York, district attorney recommended, and got, probation for the officer. “We give preferential treatment to non-Black defendants…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
The Crisis This Time: US Capitalism Continues to Decline with No End in Sight
18 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong Periodic crisis is endemic to capitalism, built into the system. However, late stage capitalism has entered a phase in which crises are the norm. “Unemployment has remained high for months, if not years, after each successive crisis since the 1990s.” Expect no lasting recovery. “…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
A Glimpse of Justice for South Africa’s Gold Miners: High Court Allows Largest Class Action Suit in History
18 May 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo Under colonialism and apartheid, South African miners have died by the tens of thousands from silicosis, an incurable lung disease. The rates of affliction “haven't got any better since apartheid ended more than twenty years ago.” However…