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by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Trump and America’s Fascist Forefathers
17 Aug 2017
“If you rightly condemn Washington and Jefferson as loathsome oppressors of humanity, you are then obligated to purge the nation and world of the poisoned fruit of their racist perversion.” Trump and America’s Fascist Forefathers by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Fascism, including the Nazi…
Armando B. Ginés
Disinformation Terrorism Against Venezuela
17 Aug 2017
The Western media wage ruthless information wars against nations like Venezuela that struggle against imperialism. Inside the corporate media bubble, “we only talk about that which the hegemonic power wants us to talk about.” Disinformation Terrorism Against Venezuela by Armando B. Ginés This…
Mark P. Fancher
Tanzania Goes Full Speed Ahead to Reclaim Africa’s Natural Wealth
17 Aug 2017
Tanzania has taken a dramatic step towards nationalizing its natural resources. New legislation requires the government to ensure “that the national wealth and heritage are harnessed, preserved and applied for the common good.” Tanzania Goes Full Speed Ahead to Reclaim Africa’s Natural Wealth by…
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Patriot Act
17 Aug 2017
The white supremacist who drove his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of antiracist demonstrators in Charlottsville VA injuring 19 people and killing one probably thought he was a patriot. Worse still there are more where he came from. by BAR poet in residence Raby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat…
Bill Quigley
Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions
17 Aug 2017
Spoiler alert for quiz-takers: The U.S. ranks pitifully low in maintaining the health and welfare of its children when compared with most of the richer countries of the world. Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions by Bill Quigley Question One. The U.S. Census Bureau reports…
by Black Agenda Radio producer Kyle Fraser
Millions for Prisoners’ Human Rights March in DC
17 Aug 2017
The world’s largest slave system -- the U.S. prison gulag – was legalized by an “exception” to the Constitution. On August 19, thousands will gather in Washington to demand the abolition of that system. Millions for Prisoners’ Human Rights March in DC by BAR producer Kyle Fraser “IAmWeUbuntu and…
Thomas C. Mountain
Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya
23 Aug 2017
The Saudi-U.S. war against Yemen has now spread to the Shia heartland of Saudi Arabia, itself -- which is also where most of the Wahhabi kingdom’s oil lies. Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya by Thomas C. Mountain “This almost unknown urban war should be sending shivers down…
Theogene Rudasingwa
Rwanda: Kagame “Elected” Dictator-for-Life
23 Aug 2017
Rwanda: Kagame “Elected” Dictator-for-Life by Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa This article previously appeared in Pambazuka News. “Kagame’s regime has acquired the shameful role previously played by dictators like President Mobutu of former Zaire during the Cold War.”
Steve Ellner , Federico Fuentes
Venezuela: Chavistas Gain Upper Hand, Big Challenges Remain
23 Aug 2017
Venezuela: Chavistas Gain Upper Hand, Big Challenges Remain by Steve Ellner and Federico Fuentes This article previously appeared in Monthly Review and Portside. “The Chavista movement has gained the upper hand vis-a-vis the opposition. But it’s a very fragile upper hand.”
Arsinoé Orihuela
In Mexico, Drug Cartels are the Ruling Class
23 Aug 2017
In Mexico, Drug Cartels are the Ruling Class by Arsinoé Orihuela This article previously appeared in Rebelión and The Dawn News. “Almost by definition, security corporations have been led by civilians or militaries who are suspected of colluding with organized crime, specifically drug trafficking.”