| Black Agenda Report

by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
The Democratic Party Obsession with Capitalism and Militarism Will Grow Worse by 2020
16 Jan 2019
The Democratic Party is a political trap designed to capture the most progressive constituency in the United States: Black America. “The Congressional Black Caucus has sided with the forces of imperialism when it comes to war, surveillance, and the police.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Code Talking: UN Security Council on War and Peace in DR Congo
16 Jan 2019
Congolese President Kabila wants to shut out the apparent winner of last month’s elections in favor the of the second place finisher, who appears to have accepted the deal. “Congo’s elections commissioner threatened that the Kabila regime will remain in power if Congolese and the rest of the world…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: Kamala Harris Destroyed Black Lives
16 Jan 2019
Harris has spent her career locking up Black and brown people. She should not be allowed to shake hands, kiss babies or walk into black churches without being taken to task. “Kamala Harris is no friend of black people.”
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
16 Jan 2019
This week’s letters show us that the new political period will require a lot of thinking on the part of those that want to remake society for the better. Readers shared their views on the way forward for the socialist movement and their critiques of neoliberal diversity politics.
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
“No Matter What Sign You Are,”4th Supreme
16 Jan 2019
Mary was mysterious, but the best dancer Diana, the magnetic, cooing romancer— But, here’s a secret I know: cats like me dug Miss Flo— And the 4th Supreme’s ‘fro! The 4th Supreme came Singing tones ‘tween Douglass and Carmen McRae— Malcolm X and Lady Day The 4th Supreme came Singing “Stop In The…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
A Tale of Self-Serving Black Journalists and the Corporate Duopoly
17 Jan 2019
Diversity insulates the bosses from criticism by large elements of the oppressed classes, while posing little or no threat to capital and the rule of rich white men. “NABJ should forever be cursed and shunned as the most narrowly self-serving and cowardly manifestation of Black…
Eric Blanc
Billionaires vs. LA Schools
23 Jan 2019
A cabal of oligarchs has targeted Los Angeles public schools for hostile private takeover. “About 18 percent of Los Angeles students now attend charter schools, a rate far higher than in the rest of the country.” Unlike many labor actions, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is not really about wages…
Vijay Prashad
America Has Its Gunsights on Venezuela
23 Jan 2019
The Trump administration brazenly calls for a coup in the oil-rich nation. “Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela face economic sanctions and embargoes, threats of annihilation, covert operations and war.” On January 10—Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for his second term as president of Venezuela. “I tell the…
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
Beyond NATO: Time to Break the Silence, End NATO’s Militarism
23 Jan 2019
Dr King would be opposed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) because it is an instrument of US and European militarism. “King described how the US keeps troops in foreign lands to ‘maintain social stability for our investments accounts.’”
Michelle Alexander
Time to Break the Silence on Palestine
23 Jan 2019
If we are to honor King’s message and not merely the man, we must condemn Israel’s actions. “Israel has adopted some practices reminiscent of apartheid in South Africa and Jim Crow segregation in the United States.”