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Marking Workers’ Day in Dispiriting Times
03 May 2022
Previously in South Africa, millions of people were mobilised in the hope of a better future on May Day. Now, amid mass unemployment and the collapse of an emancipatory vision, that optimism is absent.
Eugene Puryear
Blame NATO for the Ukraine War
03 May 2022
Should we really blame NATO for the Ukraine war? The answer to that question is, "Yes!" Blame for the conflict in Ukraine can be laid at the doorstep of the U.S. and its NATO allies.
Ahjamu Umi
From Black Power to Pan-Africanism with Mukasa Dada
03 May 2022
Mukasa Dada was a leader in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and is an unsung hero of the liberation movement.
Black Liberation Movement Organizations
A Statement on Ukraine from the Black Liberation Movement
03 May 2022
Black liberation movement organizations issued a joint statement opposing US/NATO actions in Ukraine.
Djibo Sobukwe
West African “Coup Contagion” Analysis
03 May 2022
The people of Africa's Sahel region want truly sovereign governements that act in their interests. But U.S. interference, the continued influence of France and other colonizers, and neo-colonial governance all play a part in causing "coup contagion" in West Africa.
Jacqueline Luqman
Venezuela Continues To Be the Model for True Democracy in the Americas
03 May 2022
The 2002 attempted coup against Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was undone because of popular action. The Bolivarian Republic recently held an international summit commemorating events which defied the U.S. and kept the elected government in power.
Gus Griffin
The Sports World’s Selective Moral Indignation
03 May 2022
Russian athletes have been banned from the Boston Marathon, Wimbledon tennis championships, and perhaps the next Olympic games. These punishments were not meted out to citizens of the U.S. and allied countries after the invasion of Iraq or destruction of Libya or to others whose governments commit…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Adam Bledsoe and Willie Wright
04 May 2022
This week’s featured scholars are Adam Bledsoe and Willie Wright. Bledsoe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. Wright is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. Their article is “The Anti-Blackness of Global Capital.”
Roberto Sirvent, Richard Medhurst
U.S. Corporate Media Watch: An Interview with Richard Medhurst
04 May 2022
In this feature, we interview Syrian-born journalist Richard Medhurst about state propaganda, the mainstream media, and U.S. imperialism.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Notes from Eritrea
04 May 2022
BAR contributor Ann Garrison continues her reporting from the Horn of Africa. She is now in Eritrea.