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Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
Black robe blitzkrieg and Bassackwards Tribesman Thom-ass Clarence ARE the White Supreme Court
05 Jul 2023
Black robe blitzkrieg and Bassackwards Tribesman …
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Somalia: The Lawless Frontier
05 Jul 2023
A UN "peacekeeping" mission continues operations in Somalia.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
POEM: Somebody Blew Up America, Amiri Baraka, 2001
05 Jul 2023
A poem from the late Amiri Baraka questions the myths of U.S. exceptionalism that engulfed the nation after 9/11 attacks, contextualizing them with a history of the West’s centuries-long violent rampage on the rest of the world.
Big Serge
Russo-Ukrainian War: The Wagner Uprising
05 Jul 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Private Military Company, openly denounced the Russian Ministry of Defense and declared a march on Moscow.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Supreme Court and Political Corruption
05 Jul 2023
The Supreme Court has always been a political institution. Racism, political expediency, and outright corruption have always dictated its decisions.
Salifu Mack
More Than Meets the Silk Press: Kamala Harris and U.S. Imperialism
12 Jul 2023
Kamala Harris can be the object of derision for her word salads and oddly nervous laughter. But she plays an important role in promoting US imperialism and the cynical politics of representation.
Jasper Saah
Journalists or Witch Hunters? Examining the New York Times’ Shameful Red Scare History
12 Jul 2023
Joseph McCarthy carried out his red scare with the help of establishment media like the New York Times. Its recent Sinophobic screeds follow the Biden administration narrative and are consistent with its past history of representing state interests.
A.T. Freeman
Haiti – CARICOM caves in to US pressure
12 Jul 2023
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has succumbed to US pressure and endorsed a new invasion of Haiti.
Akinyele Umoja
Mutulu Shakur
12 Jul 2023
Mutulu Shakur passed away just seven months after being paroled. Like other political prisoners he was released only when he was terminally ill. The US has more political prisoners and incarcerates them for 30, 40, 50, and even 60 years, far longer than any other country.
Jamal Abdulahi
Kenya Committing Atrocities in Somalia with US Backing
12 Jul 2023
The US "war on terror" brought nothing but terror to the Horn of Africa. Kenya is a US client state which has spent years destabilizing Somalia under the guise of fighting terrorism.