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Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
US Bombing Wars Remain Hidden from the American People
12 Jan 2022
The military revealed the extent of its deadliness, acknowledging 337,000 bombs dropped around the world for the last 20 years. This article originally appeared in Code Pink.
Aaron Maté
US War Lobby Fuels Conflict in Russia, Ukraine, and Syria: Ex-Pentagon Advisor
12 Jan 2022
A former senior advisor at the Pentagon confirms what was obvious to those who pay attention. The Military Industrial Congressional Complex is more powerful than anyone who occupies the office of the presidency. This interview was originally published in The Grayzone.
Johanna Fernández
New Legal Filing in Mumia’s Case
12 Jan 2022
2022 may be the year that new evidence is released in the case of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal. This article was originally published in Hood Communist. In her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.”
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Calvin Warren
12 Jan 2022
As part of the Black Agenda Report Book Forum, we interview scholars about a recent article they’ve written for either an academic journal or popular publication. We ask these scholars to discuss their article, as well as some of the books that have most influenced them.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Twitter Bans African Anti-Imperialists
12 Jan 2022
Many liberals and even some leftists welcomed the removal of Twitter accounts for Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Richard Spencer, Donald Trump, and other right-wing ideologues, but it was clear at the time that the left would be next, especially anyone particularly vocal in opposition to U.S.…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
How will we pay for it?
12 Jan 2022
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Editors, The Black Agenda Review
EXCERPT: Black Bourgeoisie
12 Jan 2022
Revisiting E. Franklin Frazier’s classic sociological study Black Bourgeoisie should help us understand the misleaders of today’s Black superelite.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Black Alliance for Peace Condemns the Policies of the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination in Ukraine
12 Jan 2022
The Ukraine crisis began in Washington, not in Moscow. The Obama/Biden regime change plot against an elected Ukrainian president reverberates to this day. International law must be followed if a dangerous situation is to be averted. This statement was originally published in Black Alliance for…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Nicaragua in the Multipolar World
12 Jan 2022
The U.S. regime change effort in Nicaragua has failed. The people are determined to assert their rights of self-determination and the U.S. is not the only player on the world stage.
Ryan Grim
Former Ambassador on Haitian President “Put him aside" and "Embrace Prime Minister option"
18 Jan 2022
A remark by the former U.S. ambassador to Haiti fuels suspicion of American involvement in the assassination of president Jovenel Moise. Regardless of any connection with the killing, Haiti is a de facto U.S. colony, and Washington decides who will lead the country. This article was originally…