| Black Agenda Report

Ronald Thomas West
When It Comes to U.S. Foreign Policy, the Truth Hurts
07 Dec 2016
by Ronald Thomas West A bill before Congress could be used to target “any website, or blog, that does not share the mainstream media’s proclivity to serve as the Public Relations arm of a given administration.“ All they have to do is claim it is being “manipulated” by the Russians. But, Moscow…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Black Fear in the Age of Trump
07 Dec 2016
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Having accepted the unacceptable and defended the indefensible when it came from Democrats, Blacks must now confront the white people’s president, Donald Trump. As in dark days of the past, we must cast off fear and cast out Black misleaders who…
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
The Second Phase of the propaganda Fake News War: Economic Strangulation. What Comes Next?
07 Dec 2016
by BAR editor and columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo Frustrated and outraged at how reality has turned out, the ruling class denizens of Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential tent are lashing out at truth-tellers. “Fake news” is whatever contradicts their lies, and Russia is their all-purpose boogeyman…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
White Supremacy, U.S. Exceptionalism and Capitalist Dogma are All “Fake News”
08 Dec 2016
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The U.S. ruling class faces a crisis of legitimacy, having no solution to any of the multiple crises of capitalism. Therefore, it is compelled to lie about virtually everything, and to call speakers of truth purveyors of “fake news.” The false narrative must be…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Are Jill Stein and the Green Party Being Played By Democrats? Will the Recount Split the Green Party?
08 Dec 2016
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Are Jill Stein and the Greens carrying sludge for Democrats? Doesn’t the failure to seek recounts in any state Hillary won prove she and the Greens are being played? Is there a difference between the ways Republicans and Democrats steal elections? Didn’t the…
Caleb Maupin
The Oil Siege Is Over, “The Cartel” Looks East
14 Dec 2016
by Caleb T. Maupin The western-backed collapse of oil prices has abated, and most of the targeted governments are still standing, partly because China has not cooperated with the siege. “The intention with the drop (siege) was to put Russia, Venezuela, Iran, Ecuador, and Bolivia out of business.”…
Arnold August
Fidel’s Legacy to the World on Theory and Practice
14 Dec 2016
by Arnold August People who know nothing about history or politics try to frame Fidel Castro as a stereotypical doctrinaire communist. The opposite is true: Castro has been described as “the anti-dogmatist par excellence.” He had an extraordinary ability to link theory and practice “like no other…
Ajamu Nangwaya
Can the Black Panthers Offer Jamaicans Lessons on Checking Police Violence?
14 Dec 2016
by Ajamu Nangwaya The Caribbean is the source of many voices of liberation -- Franz Fanon, Walter Rodney, Kwame Toure, Bob Marley -- but Jamaica, in particular, might do well to study the experience of the Black Panther Party, which began as an armed cop-watch program. Tivoli Gardens, where police…
Shea Howell
Trump’s Education Pick Will Continue Chartered Destruction of Detroit Schools
14 Dec 2016
by Shea Howell A fabulously rich white woman who has never been a public school parent or student -- and who seems to despise public education – has been tapped for secretary of education. Betsy DeVos is largely to blame for the fact that 80 percent of Michigan charter schools are for-profit. She…
Samir Amin
The Election of Donald Trump and the Implosion of Liberalism
14 Dec 2016
by Samir Amin Trump’s victory signals the inevitable implosion of the liberal order. This will pave the way for construction of the alternative, which comprises: at the national level, the abandonment of liberal economic management for the benefit of sovereign projects, giving rise to social…