| Black Agenda Report

by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Some Guidance on the Russia Question
11 Jan 2017
by Danny Haiphong Barack Obama, “has spent its last days in the White House laying the basis for World War, claiming that the Russian government had directly interfered in the 2016 elections.” The corporate media and the Democratic Party have joined in the hysteria, along with far too many so-…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Contradiction in the Time of Trump
11 Jan 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The cacophony of pre-inaugural madness is full of lies against Russia, wild exaggerations about Obama’s accomplishments, and a weird and shameful alliance of so-called “progressives” and the CIA. Anti-Trump protests turn out to be props for…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
As the Democrats Press for War, the Left Must Demand Peace and Social Transformation
11 Jan 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Democrats are whipping up war hysteria and “cynically seeking to harness people’s well-founded fears of Trump’s domestic policies in order to sabotage the possibility of a relaxation of international tensions.” Some folks have taken the bait. “Leftists that…
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Who Owns the Movement, and Where Are They Taking It?
12 Jan 2017
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon As funders of the nonprofit industrial complex, the one percent of one percenters literally own what most of us call the movement. Last summer the “Ford Foundation and anonymous donors” pledged to invest $100 million to “strengthen the next generation of social…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
A Poet's Proposal for DT's Inauguration
10 Jan 2017
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Word is that president-elect Donald Trump still has performance openings for next week's inaugural. In the selfless and noble spirit of public service, our poet kindly offers his own services, and anxiously awaits a response from Rump tower.
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 ‘…