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Tanya Golash-Boza
Donald J. Trump’s 10 Point Plan to Put America First: A Response
23 Nov 2016
by Tanya Golash-Boza How will Donald Trump’s rhetoric on removing what he calls “illegal aliens” be put into actual policy? One thing is certain: It will take a lot more than even a tripling of the current ICE force of 5,000 to surpass President Obama’s record-breaking deportations. “ICE…
Rick Sterling
Congressional Hawks Rush to Intensify War in Syria
23 Nov 2016
by Rick Sterling Warmongers in the U.S. Congress -- Democrats and Republicans – are in a mad dash towards war with Russia in Syria. A “No Fly Zone” resolution passed the House with little debate, cloaked in “humanitarian” language that blames the besieged Syrian government for the totality of the…
Robin D.G. Kelley
Trump Says Go Back, We Say Fight Back
23 Nov 2016
by Robin D.G. Kelley The author writes: “I am not suggesting that white racism alone explains Trump’s victory. Nor am I dismissing the white working class’s very real economic grievances. It is not a matter of disaffection versus racism or sexism versus fear. Rather, racism, class anxieties, and…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
No More American Thanksgivings
23 Nov 2016
by Glen Ford “The core ideological content of the holiday serves to validate all that has since occurred on these shores – a national consecration of the unspeakable, a balm and benediction for the victors, a blessing of the fruits of murder and kidnapping, and an implicit obligation to continue…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Obama's Departure is One Reason to Feel Optimism for Trump's Arrival
23 Nov 2016
by Danny Haiphong Fears of Trump should not obscure the fact that Barack Obama’s reign was a disaster. “Black America is in a worse condition than before, working class people as a whole have lost ground to a low-wage economy, and the world is closer to a World War III scenario than at any point…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: How Not to Protest Trump
23 Nov 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Donald Trump’s many evils are manifest and obvious. But let’s stop pretending that some historical line has been crossed in U.S. political and social relations. “The dictates of white supremacy are ever present and the numbers of white people…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Obama’s Musings on False Narratives and Fake Stories
24 Nov 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford So-called “fake news” has Obama shook up – probably because he and other presidents want to keep their monopoly on false narratives. “The ruling class, which Obama so faithfully serves, has lost control of the social and political narrative, without which it cannot…
The Real News Network
Jesse Jackson Calls for Clinton Pardon But None For Chelsea Manning, Mutulu Shakur, Leonard Peltier or Other Political Prisoners
24 Nov 2016
Jesse Jackson Calls for Clinton Pardon But None For Manning, Shakur, Peltier or Political Prisoners by the Real News Network Rev. Jackson displays loyalty only to himself and his patrons. In his eyes political prisoners like Mutulu Shakur, Leonard Peltier, Chelsea Manning or Rev. Edward…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
So Why is the Green Party's Jill Stein Filing For Recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania?
26 Nov 2016
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Is the Green Party's Jill Stein jumping into bed with Hillary and the Democrats in her call for recounts in PA, WI and MI? Or are Greens trying to lead the movement for voting rights, for fair elections tht count every vote, and to protect Green…
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Biting "Fake News" Satire from The New Yorker
30 Nov 2016
by Ann Garrison Could a drug kingpin be a worse choice for a U.S. cabinet position than the villains we’ve already known?