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Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Tyrone S. Palmer
23 Feb 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
H.R. 6600 Would Impose More Harsh and Illegal US Sanctions, this time on Ethiopia and Eritrea
23 Feb 2022
House Resolution 6600, the misnamed Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act, has moved from the House Foreign Affairs Committee to the House floor. It would impose harsh sanctions not only on Ethiopia but also on its neighbor and close ally Eritrea. The two countries are working together…
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
The American Left’s China Exception: The Case of Dave Zirin
23 Feb 2022
Anti-China propaganda is often spread by those who call themselves leftists but who are in fact liberal imperialists. I like Dave Zirin. I really do. Zirin is one of the few journalists who analyzes sports from a leftist perspective. His work generally brings a refreshing take on the ways race and…
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
GLEN FORD: U.S. Prepares to Gas Russia Into Submission, March 20, 2014
23 Feb 2022
Glen Ford’s prescient 2014 essay on the geopolitics of the Ukraine exposes the core issues animating the conflict: US energy interests and economic power.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Why the Russian Federation Recognized the Independence Movements in the Donbas
22 Feb 2022
Recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is a direct result of U.S. efforts to contain Russian economically and militarily. “Minsk, Minsk, Minsk,” they cried after Russia recognized Donetsk and Luhansk. But those Western diplomats and pundits did not hear those of us in the anti-…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
New York Bail Reform Fight
23 Feb 2022
Black legislators in New York are defending their legislation which reduces the use of cash bail. In so doing they protect the legal and human rights of Black people in that state.
Benjamin Norton
US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine also target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba
02 Mar 2022
The U.S. and Western powers talk about a "Troika of Tyranny" in Latin America because the nations in that region recognize the dangers of the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. But any tyranny taking place is forced upon them by the U.S. and its NATO allies.
Gerald A. Perreira
Ukraine: Getting it Right: A Revolutionary Pan-African Perspective
02 Mar 2022
Knowledge of Russian, European and American history is necessary in order to understand events taking place in Ukraine. This article was originally published in Tortilla Con Sal. “The White House hysteria is more revealing than ever. The Anglo-Saxons need a war at any cost. Provocation,…
Ahmed Abdulkareem
As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles
02 Mar 2022
Joe Biden's pledge to end the war against Yemen is yet another broken promise. US ties to Saudi Arabia and the commitment to the military industrial complex keep that war raging. This article was originally published in Mintpress News.
Vijay Prashad
France Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel
02 Mar 2022
The French presence in Africa continues. Even as its troops leave Mali, they head to Niger. The US and its EU/NATO allies should leave all of Africa alone. This article was originally published in Newsclick.