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David Swanson
Talk Nation Radio: Millions Lose Their Minds Over Russia
14 Jan 2017
TAlk Nation Radio with David Swanson: Millions Lose Their Minds Over Russian Hacking Allegations. by David Swanson This week on Talk Nation Radio: millions of Americans lose their everloving minds over unproven accusations against Russia. David Swanson explains how mockery and derision directed…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Mocking, Marching, Stopping the Hate and Dumping Trump Are Not Enough
18 Jan 2017
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Mocking, protesting and ridiculing Big Cheeto before and after inauguration will be big fun. But storms of ridicule did not drive Ronald Reagan or Dubya from office. Mockery that only undermines the legitimacy of evil persons rather than the capitalist system…
Solomon Comissiong
As Obama Exits the White House, Never Forget His Destructive Imperialist Legacy
18 Jan 2017
by Solomon Comissiong A mythology of lies was built around Barack Obama, even before he walked into the White House. He got a peace prize for no good reason -- and then made war against at least seven countries. Obama “even joked about the use of predator drones at a White House Correspondents…
Young Black Men Again Faced Highest Rate of US Police Killings in 2016
18 Jan 2017
by Jon Swaine and Ciara McCarthy The number of unarmed people fatally shot by police in the U.S. declined last year, according to data compiled by The Guardian newspaper, but young Black men remain far more likely than whites to die at the hands of cops. Recent moves to keep better track of lethal…
Report: Chicago Police Use Excessive Force
18 Jan 2017
by German Lopez The long-awaited U.S. Justice Department report on Chicago police behavior in Black and brown communities shows cops frequently abuse their monopoly on the use of lethal force, and act out their racist prejudices on the job. “Black youth told us that they are routinely called ‘…
Black Lives Matter Wants to #ReclaimMLK’s Radical Legacy
18 Jan 2017
by TeleSUR Several Black organizations across the U.S. have launched a campaign to reject the mainstream image of Martin Luther King, Jr., which they call “capitalist revisionism.” Dr. King “became increasingly anti-capitalist/imperialist and was killed for it,” said the groups gathered under #…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
What Constitutes a "Legitimate President" in the United States?
18 Jan 2017
by Danny Haiphong The furor over Donald Trump’s “legitimacy” as president presumes that the U.S. system of rule is, itself, legitimate, at home and abroad. The Democrats maintain “a legitimate President certainly cannot have peaceful relations with Russia.” They are attempting to continue…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: No Tears for John Lewis
18 Jan 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley John Lewis has parlayed his 1965 beating at the hands of Alabama police into a phony sainthood, and “now exemplifies everything that is wrong with the Congressional Black Caucus, the Democratic Party and the black misleadership class.” He “…
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Celebrating Dr. King with the Departure of Barack Obama
18 Jan 2017
by BAR editor Ajamu Baraka The 2008 campaign t-shirts depicted Barack Obama clasping hands with MLK, as if the two men were politically joined. Yet, one was a radical opponent of militarism and the rule of the rich, while the other served Wall Street, the Pentagon and American Exceptionalism. Dr.…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
The Obama Legacy: A Temporary Deformity of Black Minds on War and Peace
19 Jan 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford When Barack Obama’s legacy is fully measured, it must include his role in eroding Black America’s historical position as the nation’s most anti-war constituency. He was a Pied Piper of war, and most of Black political leadership, as well as a portion of the Black…