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Henry Makori
The African Union Needs a Total Overhaul, Not Mere Reform
01 Mar 2017
by Henry Makori The fundamental problem of the African Union is ideological. And no one typifies this crisis better than Paul Kagame, the terrifying tyrant and imperialist stooge of Rwanda. His new report proposing remedies for reforming the Union belongs in the dustbin. The AU does not need reform…
Tom Stephens
An Open Letter to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission on Their Report: “Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint”
01 Mar 2017
by Tom Stephens There were some positive aspects to the report on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan. But, the commission left the responsible officials off the hook, as if “racism” exists without “racists.” The Governor and his men knew exactly what they were doing to the people of Flint, just as…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Make America Great Again
01 Mar 2017
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Unlike the president, our poet is firmly grounded in the history as well as the here and now of America. Here is his prescription for what it will take to really make America great again.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Keith Ellison: Sheep-dogging Through Trumpland
02 Mar 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Russian Conspiracy theorists have not yet toppled Donald Trump, but they have neutered much of the Sandernista wing of the Democratic Party. Keith Ellison lost the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee to another warmonger, and quickly joined in…
Cameron Duodu
Xenophobia: South Africa is Disgracing Itself and Its Friends
08 Mar 2017
by Cameron Duodu Attacks against resident non-South African Blacks are particularly disturbing, given the great assistance poor Black nations gave to South Africans during their struggle against white rule. One wonders if African “outsiders” are being “used by politicians who have become unpopular…
Bill Quigley
How to Reverse Incarceration in Louisiana: Thirteen Steps to Stop Being First in Being Last
08 Mar 2017
by Bill Quigley Louisiana is the world capital of incarceration, with more prisoners than China. Racial profiling is endemic, sentences are draconian, and jury decisions need not be unanimous. Not coincidentally, Louisiana has the worst record of providing its citizens with the means to defend…
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
When the Fox Becomes a Wolf: Understanding the Election of DNC Chairman Tom Perez
08 Mar 2017
by Danny Haiphong Neither the wolves nor the foxes of the corporate parties can offer any real relief from the crisis their capitalist masters have created. Donald Trump offers only racist rhetoric against immigrants, while the Democrats are “equally, if not more responsible, for the crisis…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Trump and Russia, the Perfect Lie
08 Mar 2017
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley The latest New York Times article is proof that outgoing president Obama “was looking not for intelligence he knew didn’t exist, but anything that could be used against Trump and his team.” When it comes to intrigue, Donald Trump is grossly…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Corporate Media Counting Cadence to Fascism
09 Mar 2017
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The ruling class/War Party/corporate media campaign for regime change in Washington has moments of pure silliness, with grown men claiming that U.S. presidents don’t have the power to wiretap people. Someone should have informed Dr. Martin Luther King. But, if…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Blitzkrieg
08 Mar 2017
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Blows and kicks are raining thick and fast, though many miss their mark their mark. But the intention of the 45th president is plainly to take us somewhere we really don't want to go, in a hurry or at all. Are we prepared to resist?