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Michael F. Brown
Trump Ambassador Pick Vows to Pressure South Africa Over Gaza Genocide Case
05 Nov 2025
The nomination of an ambassador to South Africa who vows to "pressure" the country over its Gaza case confirms that the U.S. considers the practice of following international law to be a punishable offense.
Roger McKenzie
The Devastation in Melissa’s Wake and the ‘new normal’
05 Nov 2025
Hurricanes might have natural causes, but the tragedy that follows is entirely human-made and a consequence of capitalist greed, asserts Roger McKenzie.
Adele Robichez , José Eduardo Bernardes , Larissa Bohrer
Brazilian Lawmaker From the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement Demands Investigation of “Planned Massacre” That Left 121 Dead
05 Nov 2025
The lawmaker states that Governor Cláudio Castro’s operation was “a massacre carried out in secret” and calls for an independent forensic investigation.
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
Fascism Born in the Colonies, Not Europe
05 Nov 2025
Europe refined fascism in its colonies long before bringing the model home.
Kwabena Dennot Nyack
Grenada – Forward Ever: The Caribbean as a Zone of Peace
05 Nov 2025
Grenada's revolution was a brief and brilliant moment that was undone by errors and U.S. intervention. Its legacy must be remembered as the U.S. continues to violate the sovereignty of nations in the region.
Tunde Osazua
Nigeria in the Crosshairs: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Looming Crisis
05 Nov 2025
The threat of U.S. military action in Nigeria has little to do with protecting Christians and everything to do with domestic U.S. politics and international political games. The "genocide" claim obscures a far more complex reality of state failure and economic collapse.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
INTERVIEW: Blacks in Brazil: An Interview with Lélia Gonzalez, 1980
05 Nov 2025
“Black Brazilians have been suffering … since the establishment of slavery more than 400 years ago.”
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Zohran Mamdani and a Small Victory for the People
05 Nov 2025
New Yorkers experienced some democracy with Zohran Mamdani's victory in the mayor's race and are inspiring voters across the country to believe that change is possible. But the outcome is a challenge to the Democratic Party establishment and its donor class, who will not give up power easily in New…
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Basis for Climate and Environmental Liberation
05 Nov 2025
A movement born from radical action now risks being defanged by racism and elite capture. As the climate crisis continues to grow, the only viable path is a radical struggle for climate and environmental liberation.
Mosaab Baba
Sudan: Africa's Regional Neo-Colonial War
05 Nov 2025
The conflict in Sudan is a neo-colonial takeover, with United States ally the UAE using a proxy force to exploit that nation for its resources and strategic position.