| Black Agenda Report

Jim Kavanagh
Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, and Fake Politics
17 Apr 2019
Having finally imploded, Russiagate now morphs into its second life as a campaign issue for Donald Trump. “Any real investigation would have sought to talk with Julian Assange and former British ambassador Craig Murray.”
Press TV
Jimmy Carter: US Most Warlike Nation in History
17 Apr 2019
The former commander-in-chief says the US has been waging war since its formation. “China has not wasted a single penny on war.” Former US President Jimmy Carter says President Donald Trump has spoken with him about China because the current US leader was worried that Beijing is overtaking the US…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Brian Roberts’“Blackface Nation”
17 Apr 2019
What made the ‘American’ different from the ‘Englishman’ was a celebration of vulgar thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. “Blackface was primarily concerned with white ethnicity.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: John Lowney’s”Jazz Internationalism”
17 Apr 2019
Black writers have underscored the possibilities and challenges of black internationalism through their innovative adaptations of black music. “The interaction of jazz improvisation with forms of social improvisation is especially meaningful for the formation of new communities.”
Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
17 Apr 2019
This week there was discussion of Tulsi Gabbard’s links to the right wing in India, reparations and the ADOS movement, and Al Sharpton’s role in the 2020 primary. Letters came for “Get Tulsi Gabbard On the Debate Stage,” “Freedom Rider: Scoundrel and Reparations,” and “A Reckoning for Al
by BAR contributor Danny Haiphong
Celebrating the Release of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People’s History of Fake News-From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
17 Apr 2019
American Exceptionalism is bound to white supremacy and creates a broad national unity around the interests of the ruling class. “Internationalism is the most effective antidote to the myths of American exceptionalism.”
by BAR contributor Ann Garrison Ann Garrison
Veterans Ask Barbara Lee to Speak Out for Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange
17 Apr 2019
Worried constituents in Oakland are wondering, “Does Barbara Lee still speak for me?” “Lee recently voted to approve a $17 billion increase in military spending.”
by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
Military Spending and the Never-ending Trump Diversion
17 Apr 2019
No sector has benefited more from the Trump presidency than the military/industrial complex -- with lots of help from the Democrats. “Democrats and Republicans are both committed to the dictatorship of capitalist ruling class and global full spectrum dominance by the U.S.”
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
Freedom Rider: The “Resistance” is Silent on Julian Assange
17 Apr 2019
Liberals are just as much true believers in imperialism as the right wing they claim to oppose. “Attacking the person who revealed war crimes is compliance in the service of the state.”
by BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner
for Ayat
17 Apr 2019
Hey Ayat, we were an odd couple, haunting the library for magical books, deciding how and where we wanted to work… Our symbiosis Your linguistic ticket to 4th grade status— and my meal ticket