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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…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Transgender Rights but No Rights for Black People
18 May 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley If you are Black in America, “driving, walking, riding a bicycle, being in a public space at the wrong moment, or even calling the police for assistance” can get you killed. President Obama doesn’t care about that, yet he puts the full force of…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Down with the Duopoly: The Republicans Have Split; Now It’s the Democrat’s Turn
19 May 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The split in the Democratic Party will become an unbridgeable chasm “when Sanders supporters are forced to recognize that the 40-plus percent of the Democratic base they represent cannot coexist with Hillary’s ‘truer and more fully explicit ruling class party,’ and…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
For Michael Ratner
18 May 2016
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner We are proud to say that Michael Ratner was a friend of Black Agenda Report.
Solomon Comissiong
Fidel Castro & Cuba: Thorns In Side of US Imperialism
25 May 2016
by Solomon Comissiong Cuba is a hero nation, and “Commandant Fidel Castro’s legacy can never be undone; his internationalist and revolutionary history will serve as an inspiration forever.” The island nation and its leader confronted – and triumphed against – a giant neighbor whose wealth “…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Africa Liberation Day: Pentagon and CIA Continue to Destabilize the Continent
25 May 2016
by Abayomi Azikiwe African Liberation Day is always a cause for celebration – but also for sober assessment of how far off the goal of continental liberation remains. The great pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah warned that, if Africa did not unite, “imperialists would reverse the minimal gains made by…
Jaan Laaman
Prisoners’ Voices Blocked and Censorship in U.S. Prisons
25 May 2016
by Jaan Laaman Like many political prisoners, the author’s freedom of speech rights are routinely curtailed. “While prisoners do have a legal right to express their thoughts and report on issues and abuses, actually getting your words out is often very hard or impossible.” U.S. prisons operate…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
On the Challenges of Building a Principled Left Movement in Our Time
25 May 2016
by Danny Haiphong These are exciting – and frustrating – times. “The crisis of US empire has created ripe conditions for a revolutionary movement, yet no such movement exists.” Social forces opposed to capitalism’s predations multiply, yet too often fail to unify. “The task from here is to engage…