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by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
There is No U.S. War Against ISIS; Instead, Obama is Protecting His “Assets”
02 Jun 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Two years ago, President Obama said he had no strategy to combat the Islamic State. The U.S. is still not waging war against ISIS or “jihadists of any brand in Syria.” The international iihadist network is a U.S. imperial asset. “The general aim of the Obama…
Thomas C. Mountain
When Malcolm X Met Cassius Clay
08 Jun 2016
by Thomas C. Mountain Two of the greatest Black icons of the 20th century crossed paths – and the world would “never be the same again.” Malcolm X “enlightened Cassius Clay and brought about his rebirth as Muhammed Ali” – driving white America to new depths of insanity.
Solomon Comissiong
Muhammad Ali and the Hypocrites that Pretend They Respected His Political Views
08 Jun 2016
by Solomon Comissiong These days, everybody claims to love Muhammad Ali – yet another proof that the United States is the ultimate revisionist nation, reshaping the past to fit its national pretenses in the present. Ali stood up to U.S. apartheid and the racist, imperialist war against Vietnam. “…
Deon Haywood
Stop Criminalizing Sex Workers
08 Jun 2016
by Deon Haywood The fight against mass incarceration of the poor must extend to decriminalization of sex workers. “Just as drug use is a public health issue, sex work is born of the overwhelming poverty and income inequality.” Anti-trafficking campaigns expose sex workers to yet…
Aidan O'Brien
What’ll It be Folks: Xenophobia or Genocide?
08 Jun 2016
by Aidan O'Brien So-called “progressives” fear Donald Trump’s nationalism more than they loath Hillary Clinton’s imperialism, which murders millions. If Trump fragmented America, disrupting the West’s plans for World War III, that “would be an unequivocally good thing.” However, most U.S. “…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
What Does it Mean to be an American Liberal Today?
08 Jun 2016
by Danny Haiphong Liberalism is “an ideology rooted in a nation founded upon imperial conquest and rabid capitalist exploitation.” Its main proponent in is the Democratic Party, which “has become the engine of US imperial rule.” Hillary Clinton is a twin of Barack Obama. “While Obama…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: World War III
08 Jun 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley President Obama has spent seven years bullying his way towards Armageddon. Russia is now preparing for war and, “contrary to popular misconception there is no ‘missile shield’ that can protect the West should Russia decide to defend itself with…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Sanders' Moment of Truth
09 Jun 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The moment of truth has come for the Sanders campaign. He must act according to the logic of the “movement” that he claims to lead, or bow to the logic of the duopoly political system. “If Sanders folds before Philadelphia – as early as this week, if the White…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Masses, Movements, Muhammad Ali!
08 Jun 2016
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Our poet reflects on the life and enduring legacy of the people's champ, the greatest, Muhammad Ali.
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
We Won't Be New Orleans or Detroit: Stopping the Bipartisan Drive To Privatize Education in Georgia
09 Jun 2016
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon They did it in New Orleans thanks to Katrina – closed over a hundred public schools and fired thousands to create the nation's first and highly profitable all-charter school district, an educational failure but a neoliberal social engineering masterpiece. They…