| Black Agenda Report

Daniel Lazare
The Great Bernie Bust
18 Mar 2020
It is now all but certain that Joe Biden will be the Democratic candidate. “The Bernie bust shows that the US is exceptional after all -- in a purely negative sense.”
Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano
Elon Musk Is Acting Like a Neo-Conquistador for South America’s Lithium
18 Mar 2020
The billionaire is leading the scramble for Bolivia’s lithium resources under a coup government. “Evo Morales’ pre-coup government made clear that these precious resources were not to be turned over to transnational corporations.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Clarence Taylor’s “Fight the Power”
18 Mar 2020
Only policies that provide people with authority to hire and fire police, investigate, conduct hearings and decide punishment will end police brutality. “What must be challenged is the power dynamics between the police and black people.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Kenneth Janken’s “The Wilmington Ten”
18 Mar 2020
The case of the Wilmington Ten was one of the most egregious instances of injustice and political repression from the post-World War II black freedom struggle. “The struggle around the Wilmington Ten succeeded because movement organizations stressed mass education, critiqued all aspects of the…
Jahan Choudhry BAR Comments Editor
Letters from Our Readers
18 Mar 2020
This week there was much discussion on the Sanders campaign, the black misleadership class, and the Covid-19.
Robin D.G. Kelley
The Roots of Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Resistance in the US
18 Mar 2020
The militant white supremacists of the current generation are either products of, or influenced by, the “third Klan” of the 1970s and 1980s. “The Klan’s resurrection was a reaction to the radical insurgencies of the era.” Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair
Hannah Appel
Debtors of the World, Unite!
18 Mar 2020
Debt’s ubiquity is a burden, but also an opportunity. “The point of debtors’ unions it is to build collective power—people power.” Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout history, as Olivia Schwob’s recent piece in these pages deftly details. The current moment, she notes,…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Ruling-class Remedies
18 Mar 2020
If you’re feeling exceptionally feverish or feverishly exceptional pull a tight-fitting, cherry red MAGAT cap over your forehead and eyes. Tight on your temples and clean coal compress. White phosphorus poultices work wonders if your temperature’s hotter than a Hellfire Missile: $110,…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
“Virus or No Virus, We Can't Lose Our Voice”: Cheri Honkala on Frontline Communities
18 Mar 2020
Coronavirus is just an extension of the war that we've been forced to fight under capitalism. “We’re assisting people who suddenly have no income and are stuck in their homes for the foreseeable future.”
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Sanders Gets Swallowed by the DNC Machine: It’s Time to #DemExit
18 Mar 2020
Only the demise of the Democratic Party can free up the potential of the people to resolve the many problems created by capitalism and imperialism. “Bernie’s millions of supporters remain inside of an entity that is completely hostile to their demands.”