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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Fighting for Oak Flat/Chi Chil Bildagoteel
20 Oct 2021
Fighting for Oak Flat/Chi Chil Bildagoteel
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Biden Demands Ethiopia’s Unconditional Surrender
20 Oct 2021
President Joe Biden continues to play the cluelessly racist and paternalistic Ugly American in the Horn of Africa.
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Julian Assange and the Poisoned American Psyche
20 Oct 2021
The Biden administration continues the Trump prosecution of Julian Assange. The case ought to be dismissed out of hand but the U.S. and its ally the UK are determined to punish Assange for revealing war crimes committed by the US/NATO Axis.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
SPEECH: Frederick Douglass on John Brown, 1860
20 Oct 2021
In an 1860 speech commemorating radical abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper’s Ferry, Frederick Douglass argued that slavery would only end if the slave owner feared the violent retribution of the enslaved.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Many Crimes of Colin Powell
20 Oct 2021
Colin Powell's death is an opportunity to question the inclination to respect the Black face in a high place. Powell's career includes a litany of crimes that must never be excused.
Daniela Gabor, Ndongo Samba Sylla
Planting Budgetary Time Bombs in Africa: the Macron Doctrine En Marche
26 Oct 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron ensnares African nations in risky privatization schemes, a continuation of the colonial relationship. This article originally appeared in Groupe d'études géopolitiques.
Monica Cruz
Puerto Ricans Resist Austerity Measures and Corporate Corruption
26 Oct 2021
Five years after PROMESA was signed into law which established the control of the Fiscal Control Board over the island’s economy, conditions in Puerto Rico are worse than ever before.
Richard Medhurst
The Killing of Gaddafi 10 Years ago has Resulted in the Death of the Nation of Libya and the Destruction of its People
26 Oct 2021
Ten years ago Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton led the US/NATO war crime that destroyed the Libyan state and murdered its leader. A humanitarian crisis and regional terrorism are the result of their handiwork. This article originally appeared in Orinoco Tribune.
Stephen Sefton
Why Defending Nicaragua is Important
26 Oct 2021
The U.S. effort to destabilize Nicaragua is an ongoing crime against that nation's people. Anti-imperialists must defend their right to self-determination. This article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano.
Josmar Trujillo
How Prosecutors Use Conspiracy and Questionable Testimony in “Gang” Cases
26 Oct 2021
Conspiracy laws, RICO statutes and "gang" designations are tools of police and prosecutorial misconduct and the maintenance of the mass incarceration state. This article originally appeared in Truthout.org. Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission.