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Laith Marouf
Zionism is Canada’s Sacred Cow
14 Dec 2022
The Canadian government has embarked on a project to disappear any anti-Zionist narratives and to discredit anyone who expresses them. The Zionist project is now treated as if it were a "protected group."
Helyeh Doutaghi , Corinna Mullin , Nina Farnia
We Charge Imperialism: The International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures
14 Dec 2022
The International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism will convene in 2023. This position paper describes how sanctions are used as a tool of imperialism.
Nizar K. Visram
As UK Premier Polishes His “Brand Rishi” Image, the Country Slides Into Recession
14 Dec 2022
It may seem noteworthy that the UK Prime Minister is of Indian ancestry and a Hindu. It isn't surprising when one considers that Rishi Sunak is richer than the king. He acts on behalf of his class and should not be celebrated when governmental austerity has created so much suffering.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Rehearsals for Living”
14 Dec 2022
This week’s featured authors are Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Maynard is an award-winning Black feminist scholar-activist based in Toronto, and the author of the national bestseller Policing Black Lives: State violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present. Simpson is a…
Roberto Sirvent
BAR Book Forum: Lara Sheehi and Stephen Sheehi’s Book, “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation”
14 Dec 2022
This week’s featured authors are Lara Sheehi and Stephen Sheehi. Lara Sheehi is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the George Washington University Professional Psychology program. Stephen Sheehi is the Sultan Qaboos Professor of Middle East Studies and Director of the…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Where do they all come from???
14 Dec 2022
Where do they all come from???
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Ghost Stories of Capitalism: Racism is REAL, and It’s a Class Struggle
14 Dec 2022
From culture wars to identity politics, it's easy to get sucked into toxic rhetoric and forget the reality of racism staring the US in the face.
Roger D. Harris
Alex Saab, Venezuelan Political Prisoner on Trial in Miami, Refuses to “Sing”
14 Dec 2022
Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was kidnapped by the U.S. in 2020 and is still in custody. An evidentiary hearing is taking place to determine if the country that constantly speaks of a "rules based order" will be forced to abide by international law and free its hostage.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
On International Human Rights Day: Money for Ukraine and War But Austerity for the People
14 Dec 2022
The U.S. does not respect the right to health care, housing, employment, or education while making war on the rest of the world. What does the idea of human rights amount to in this country?
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
If the US Told Rwanda and Uganda to Get Out of Congo, the War Would End
14 Dec 2022
Rwanda and Uganda continue their plunder and destabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as proxies of the United States.