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by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Great Debate That Never Was
29 Sep 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford If the Green Party’s Jill Stein had been allowed in this week’s presidential debate, it would have transformed the discussion and altered the race. That’s why Democrats and Republicans kept it a duopoly-only affair. “The only circumstances in which either Trump or…
Emily Williams and William Minter
Making Violence Visible: From #BlackLivesMatter to #StoptheBleeding Africa
04 Oct 2016
by Emily Williams and William Minter The violence plaguing Africa remains far too invisible to most Americans and the world. Unlike the pillage of Africa in earlier periods of the slave trade and colonial rule, illicit financial transactions are most often hidden from public view. They happen…
FikreJesus Amahazion
Examining International Sanctions: The Case of Eritrea
04 Oct 2016
by Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion Under U.S. pressure, the United Nations refuses to lift an embargo against the tiny nation of Eritrea, while ignoring constant aggressions by its huge neighbor, Ethiopia. The pretexts for the sanctions “are nonexistent,” yet “Eritrea is doubly punished since the…
Yash Tandon
Clinton or Trump: Who is better for Africa?
04 Oct 2016
by Yash Tandon Clinton is part of the Establishment. “It is part of her inheritance to provoke wars and control the world in league with global corporations.” Nobody knows what lies behind Trump’s mask. Maybe he wants to “knock the shit” out of the Establishment. Maybe he is a “narcissist character…
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
U.S. Cops Kill Unarmed African; U.S. Media Mangle His Homeland’s History
04 Oct 2016
by Ann Garrison Police in El Cajon, California, answered Alfred Olongo’s sister’s call for help for her disturbed, but unarmed, brother -- and promptly shot him dead. Learning that Olongo was a Ugandan immigrant, U.S. media immediately spun background tales revolving around the guerilla leader,…
Bill Quigley
Eighteen Examples of Racism in Criminal Legal System
04 Oct 2016
by Bill Quigley How may we imprison you? Let us count the ways. The U.S. criminal justice system seems designed primarily for one purpose: “to incarcerate as many black and brown people as possible.” The author lists 18 ways America makes prison a much more likely destination for Blacks and…
Anealla Safdar
Man Who Filmed Eric Garner's Death Begins Prison Term
04 Oct 2016
by Anealla Safdar The NYPD did not forgive Ramsey Orta for showing the world how cops choked the life out of Eric Garner. “After filming Garner's death, he was increasingly harassed and targeted by police and was arrested at least eight times in fewer than two years.” The cops finally got their…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Emails, Hugs, and the Coming Revision of the Obama Swan Song
04 Oct 2016
by Danny Haiphong It’s not a pretty picture: Michelle Obama hugging George Bush. But her husband has been politically intimate with Republicans all along – and now we learn that he knew about Hillary Clinton’s illegal email system, too. Lesson: the Repubs and Dems “are unified in their service to…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Ignoring Angela Davis
04 Oct 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley How low the icon has fallen. Angela Davis diminished herself and denounced her own history when she endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and in 2012, claiming the corporate imperial Democrat was part of the “black radical tradition.” Davis now signals…
The Real News Network
Green VP Candidate Ajamu Baraka on Human Rights and US Empire in Latin America
04 Oct 2016
Green VP Candidate Ajamu Baraka on US Empire in Latin America by the Real News Network