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Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Musings from the Margins
09 Mar 2022
U.S. determination to be the world's hegemon created the crisis in Ukraine. The impacts are felt by working people in this country, who must look outside for solidarity and leadership as they struggle in a political system that offers them no representation.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
In Praise of "Whataboutism"
09 Mar 2022
The word "whataboutism" is used to silence and insult opponents of U.S. imperialism. It should be embraced as a means of revealing what is too often kept hidden. Anyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to…
Abayomi Azikiwe
Many Africans Reject Washington’s Position on Ukraine Crisis
15 Mar 2022
Many African nations refrain from condemning Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis. They are taking a more independent stance because of their histories of imperialist control and ties with the USSR and the Russian Federation. This article was originally published in…
Donald Earl Collins
America’s New Dystopian Normal
15 Mar 2022
The high covid death toll in this country is a result of capitalist austerity policies. The Biden administration is continuing them and has declared an end to the pandemic when it still exists. This commentary was originally published in Al Jazeera.
Ike Nahem
“Artistic Freedom,” Censorship, Counter-Revolution, and Cuba
15 Mar 2022
The human rights industrial complex attacks the Cuban government with a dubious petition. The signatories make no mention of the 60-year long blockade that creates suffering for the people they claim to support. This article originally appeared in Dissident Voice. A Shameful Petition
Mark P. Fancher
My Talk with President Joe from Scranton about Ukraine
15 Mar 2022
Despite the dangers it presents, the crisis in Ukraine is ripe for satire. A few days ago, I was overdosing on the war porn coming out of Ukraine that CNN calls “news” when it occurred to me that I should do something about this awful violence. I found my phone and called the White House. “May I…
Jacqueline Luqman
When US Soft Power Meddled in An Election - In Russia
15 Mar 2022
In 1996 the Clinton administration very openly interfered in Russia's election. The successful effort to keep Boris Yeltsin in office led to his protege Vladimir Putin becoming president. I have a little story to tell you.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Robin Brooks’ “Class Interruptions”
15 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Robin Brooks. Brooks is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her book is Class Interruptions: Inequality and Division in African Diasporic Women's…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Marlon B. Ross’ “Sissy Insurgencies”
15 Mar 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Marlon B. Ross. Ross is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. His book is Sissy Insurgencies: A Racial Anatomy of Unfit Manliness. Roberto Sirvent: How can your…
Black Alliance For Peace
In Solidarity with Haitian Workers and Migrants
15 Mar 2022
Haitians will leave their country by any and all means as long as they live under US backed oligarchic rule. Poverty wages which ignited garment worker strikes explain the urge to seek asylum. Black Alliance for Peace explains.