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Solidarity against ICE and the entire State apparatus
Popular resistance against the Trump administration in Los Angeles and other cities is a very positive development and one that Black people must embrace.
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Charles Rangel and the end of Black politics
The late Charles Rangel served as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than 40 years. But the goals of Black politics and electoral politics are not necessarily the same.
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Trump exposes the elite classes
While Trump dedicates himself to making every conservative fantasy come true, millions wonder who will save them from the onslaught of the right wing fever dream. The answer is no one but ourselves.
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Ukraine, war propaganda, and the return of Russiagate
We must be able to acknowledge that Donald Trump has created a serious constitutional crisis while also recognizing that changing the U.S. relationship with Russia is groundbreaking and a necessity.
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The death of DEI
Black people must be discerning about racist attacks on DEI programs while also acknowledging that “diversity” can be a con that damages Black politics, just as it was meant to do.
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Joe Biden’s terrible legacy
The moniker “Genocide Joe” is well deserved and one that Joe Biden can never live down, along with any other names that describe the damage he brought to the country and to the world. His legacy is that in every position he held, he was a happy servant for imperialist and neo-liberal interests, like all of his white house predecessors.
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Eric Adams and Daniel Penny make Black People the face of crime
Daniel Penny’s acquittal was not surprising, and neither is Mayor Eric Adams’ defense of Penny and law enforcement power being used against Black people.
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A discussion with Ajamu Baraka on people(s)-centered human rights, a framework born of struggle and crisis
The Black Alliance for Peace just launched its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley discussed why this project is so necessary.
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The problem with Joe and Hunter
The outrage surrounding President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden is not just about clemency for the relatively minor charges he was facing. The younger Biden has lived a life of great privileges, all granted to him by his father, who is equally undeserving of his own success. Fortunately, the two corrupt mediocrities will soon fade away and the public will be spared from watching them fail upward.
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How Trump won and what Black people should do
Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris must be a wake up call to Black people. The Democratic Party is a dead end and a movement killer. Our survival depends on getting that corrupt wing of the duopoly out of our lives and out of our politics.
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The U.S. continues its terror campaign against Cuba
The ongoing U.S./Israeli genocide has diverted attention away from other crimes. The electricity crisis in Cuba is but one example of how the U.S. determination to dominate has created suffering around the world.
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From Pan Africanism to Afropessimism: Palestine and the degeneration of Black politics
For decades, most Black political commentary has expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, but recently, a new phenomenon has appeared, particularly on social media platforms, which accuses all Palestinians of being anti-Black racists, and asserts that aligning with them is either of no use to Black people or even that it is detrimental to our own cause.
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Don’t believe the hype: Venezuela is a democracy
Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report editor and columnist, discusses observing the recent elections in Venezuela and why the U.S. still seeks to undermine that democracy.
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Western arms supplies to Ukraine prevent peaceful solutions
Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, was invited to brief the United Nations Security Council on May 20, 2024, as a civil society representative. The subject of the meeting was weapons supplies to Ukraine as a threat to peace and security.
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Eric Adams and the NYPD repress Dissent
New York City Mayor Eric Adams may well be the very worst of the Black misleadership class.
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UNAC Conference: Decolonization and the fight against imperialism
The recent 2024 United National Antiwar Coalition conference brought together an international group of activists from member organizations who organize against imperialism, racism, and neo-liberal policies around the world. BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Margaret Kimberley delivered these closing remarks.
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Racist asylum and immigration policy in the U.S. and Canada
Fears of an “invasion” at the border are nothing more than white supremacy being openly expressed. It could not be otherwise in a settler colony created by migration from Europe. To millions of people the word American still refers to whites only.
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Phony Fani Willis, misguided support, and the Atlanta Plantation
Public reaction to the Fani Willis soap opera is an example of how cynical Black misleadership creates confusion among the masses.
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“Democracies” deny the popular will while suppressing protest and dissent
The nations that brag the most about “democracy” routinely ignore the will of their people. Support for Israel’s war crimes in Gaza is but one example of this phenomenon.
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U.S. ramps up war crimes after ICJ rules against Israel
The Biden administration colluded with Israel to slander the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine in anticipation of the ICJ ruling against Israel on the charge of genocide. Washington is attempting to cover up genocide by committing the war crime of collective punishment against the people of Gaza.