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Zwelinzima Vavi
Major South African Trade Union Federation Welcomes Resignation of Jacob Zuma
21 Feb 2018
“Zuma is a creation of the ANC, not the other way around.” The South African Federation of Trade unions warmly welcomes President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. This is long overdue! Zuma betrayed the working class of this country. He conned many into believing that he had the working class’s interests…
Joe Penney
Drones in the Sahara
21 Feb 2018
“American, Italian, German, and French military forces are active in the country, and if any one of them makes a mistake, they can all become targets for retribution.”
Mark P. Fancher
AFRICOM - Staggering But Not Yet Down For The Count
21 Feb 2018
“The AFRICOM serpent has spent more than a decade slithering into almost every African country and establishing a venomous presence.” Even though Donald Trump thinks Africa is a “shit hole” the continent forced its way into his life anyway in October when four U.S. soldiers were killed in Niger.…
Abdul Alkalimat
The Panther Movie: Why is It Dangerous? Why Do We Fall for It?
21 Feb 2018
“Our situation is so dire that we will reach out for this Hollywood fantasy as if it can be helpful, healing, and a lens through which to view history.”
Christopher Lebron
“Black Panther” Is Not the Movie We Deserve
21 Feb 2018
“A movie unique for its black star power depends on a shocking devaluation of black American men.”
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Independent Journalist Corner: A Conversation Andre Vltchek
21 Feb 2018
“Those who claim to be objective, like the BBC or The New York Times, are actually the most professional propagandists for the Western Empire.”
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Russiagate and Democracy
21 Feb 2018
“They can use Russophobia to silence the left, distract from the Democratic Party’s payment for the Steele dossier, and whip up war propaganda all at the same time.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
The Reckless Resistance
21 Feb 2018
“Americans didn’t need Russia’s social media meme bombers to find writers, broadcasters, and social media aficionados saying horrible things about Secretary Clinton.”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Venezuela: Revenge of the Mad-Dog Empire
21 Feb 2018
“It wasn’t until the administration of Barack Obama that the deadly gaze of the United States began to really re-focus on Latin America, with Venezuela as its main target.”
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
Down With NRA (For Emma and The Resistance)
21 Feb 2018
Down with NRA sponsoring murder in our schools Down with NRA hacks claiming guns are just ‘tools’ Down with NRA mass murders nearly everyday Down with NRA banking on bullets which ricochet Down with NRA ‘cause death’s in their DNA Down with NRA tossin’ green papier-mâché Down with NRA for shopworn…