The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How Much Longer Can the U.S. Remain a Superpower?

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 18, 2018 Washington is answering this imperial existential question the only way it can, with its awesome war machine, oiled by lies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Get Me Out of Wakanda!

Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Mar 6, 2018 For those of us aiming to build a better world, "Black Panther" is nothing short of enemy propaganda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Case of Selective Justice

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 When did the FBI, or any U.S. intelligence agency, become Veritas, the virtue of truthfulness and model of integrity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

We Must Fight to Protect Dissident Voices on the Internet

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jan 4, 2018 The American ruling class is united in a campaign to squeeze the left out of the web. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Revolutionary Reform Called Single-Payer

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 4, 2017 Government-funded health insurance in the United States would have many positive democratic consequences. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

When Will We Tear Down U.S. Prisons—’Monuments That Enforce Terror’?

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Sep 29, 2017 The central mission of our incarceration system, black rights advocates say, is to facilitate the removal of African-Americans from society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

School Segregation Is Making a Comeback

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Sep 20, 2017 Many states have made it easier for communities to secede from their school district, thus allowing them to segregate again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Second Coming of Andrew Jackson or Andrew Johnson?

By Glen Ford Sep 1, 2017 President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio was made possible by a previous president’s pardoning of ex-Confederates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Peace President?

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Aug 2, 2017 Donald Trump's presidency has been six months of pain and confusion, but he has kept his campaign pledge to curtail Washington’s urge for regime change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death by Cop: Black and White Issues

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jul 21, 2017 Cops killed both Justine Damond and Charleena Lyles, but the two deaths are different in political and historical terms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Bernie Sanders-Led Party Would Still Be an Imperialist, Pro-War Party

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jun 13, 2017 Even if the Vermont senator ran with the People's Party, he would remain, in the eyes of his critics, a warmonger by virtue of his positions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )