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Matt Sedillo
LesserOfTwoEvilism
02 Nov 2016
by Matt Sedillo Hillary Clinton is, no doubt, a threat to life on Earth. But the duopoly electoral system is a menagerie of warmongers. “The response to the white nationalism of Donald Trump has been the rainbow coalition of hawks.” Barack Obama has proven an awesomely prolific war maker. Bernie…
Walter Johnson
To Remake the World: Slavery, Racial Capitalism, and Justice
02 Nov 2016
by Walter Johnson Now that serious Marxists are agreed that chattel slavery was not only capitalist, but the basis of global capitalism, it is time to reexamine our notions of rights and reparations for injustice. The author calls for “essaying a notion of justice that is rooted in the history of…
MOVE People
“When You Speak Up for the MOVE 9, You Speak Up for Yourself”
02 Nov 2016
by MOVE People The Philadelphia-based MOVE family was horribly victimized by police in 1978 and 1985. The first atrocity led to the mass imprisonment of MOVE members; the second assault killed five adults and six children and burned down a city block. No cops have ever been punished, but the MOVE 9…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Break the Silence or Support Self-Determination? In Syria, the Answer Should be Obvious
02 Nov 2016
by Danny Haiphong Syria is “the target of one of the greatest misinformation campaigns in recent history.” The author regrets that left analyst Eric Draitser has contributed to the confusion. Draitser criticizes leftists who firmly support the Syrian government. Danny Haiphong counters that “…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Green Party’s Margaret Flowers Challenges US Senate Debate in Maryland as Undemocratic
02 Nov 2016
by BAR editor and columnist, Dr. Marsha Adebayo The “revolving, rigged system” that purports to be American democracy was revealed in all its corporate vulgarity on a Baltimore university stage, last week. Two U.S. Senate candidates of the duopoly parties pretended to support the Green Party’s…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Russophobia: War Party Propaganda
02 Nov 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The world’s most reactionary regime, the head-chopping, terror-sponsoring Saudi Arabian kleptocracy, was awarded the chair of the UN Human Rights Council, while Russia has been kicked out. The travesty was engineered by the Superpower of Lies to…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Oscars?
02 Nov 2016
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner From cops good and bad to drone rangers, from wicked witches to lecherous buffoons, candidates and messages in this year's presidential race are scarcely distinguishable from some bad old movies.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Hillary’s “Big Tent” is Obama’s “Grand Bargain” on Steroids
03 Nov 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama tried to woo Republicans into a “Grand Bargain” that would have gutted Social Security. Bill Clinton let loose the banks. But Donald Trump’s destruction of the Republican Party will allow Hillary Clinton to “gather the whole of the ruling class under…
Yohannes Woldemariam
The Deteriorating Situation in Ethiopia
08 Nov 2016
by Yohannes Woldemariam The minority ethnic regime in Ethiopia now faces multiple rebellions. The regime’s foreign friends are part of the problem. “Faced with increased intrusion into their lands by so-called international investors, by displacement and by the breakdown of their social fabric,…
Timothy Shenk
When Slaveholders Controlled the Government—An Interview with Matthew Karp
08 Nov 2016
by Timothy Shenk In order to downgrade the centrality of slavery to the development of the United States and global capitalism, mainstream historians attempt to depict the slaveholding classes as provincial actors. However, the slave owners were the most powerful people in the country. “Southerners…