Donald Trump Thinks He’s Pulled the Plug on Islamic State and Al-Qaida. He’s Wrong.

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jun 13, 2017 Don’t believe that the Saudis are abandoning the two groups or attempting to force Qatar to do the same. Neither is the CIA, which rebrands its jihadists when their names become too notorious. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Danger of Having David Clarke in a Top Post at the Department of Homeland Security

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jun 3, 2017 Glen Ford, executive editor of Black Agenda Report, sees the African-American sheriff from Milwaukee as an opportunist who curries favor with the most bigoted elements of Donald Trump's base. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is Now in Sync With U.S. Imperial Policy in Syria

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report May 30, 2017 The United States has countered the Syrian-Russian-Iranian-Turkish de-escalation with a major escalation: "no-go" zones. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Study Shows School Vouchers Hurt Students — but Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos Could Not Care Less

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report May 8, 2017 The president and secretary of education are old-school "segregation academy" politicians with strong ideological investments in private school vouchers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former President Obama Has a New Job: Control the Official Narrative of American Exceptionalism

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 28, 2017 Barack Obama now must protect the ruling class, the empire and his role in maintaining the empire: his legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ajamu Baraka: A Renewed Peace Movement Is the Antidote to Misguided Black Politicians

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 22, 2017 The human rights activist and 2016 Green Party vice presidential candidate is leading the Black Alliance for Peace, a project against "war, repression and imperialism." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Surrenders to the War Party

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 15, 2017 The president, who will pursue the imperial military offensive that Barack Obama initiated, hopes the "deep state" will have mercy on his presidency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

MLK and Barack Obama: Diametrically Opposed Legacies

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 5, 2017 Have black people, historically the most left-leaning constituency in the United States, shed their anti-imperialist views and embraced war? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Sanctuary Cities’ and Black Community Control of the Police

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 1, 2017 President Trump’s offensive against the undocumented is inseparable from his plans to forcefully pacify black America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White Supremacy, U.S. Exceptionalism and Capitalist Dogma Are All ‘Fake News’

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Dec 8, 2016 The greater the contrast between the official narrative and unfolding reality, the more intense the regime's crisis of legitimacy becomes. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

None of Them Has Ever Been My President

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Nov 18, 2016 If the black movement was afraid of the likes of Donald Trump, it never would have gone up against the militarized police that occupy black communities. You can’t scare people with a specter if they've already fought the real thing. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama to Reinforce the Militarized Police Occupation of Black America

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Aug 11, 2016 After militarizing police departments by 2,400 percent, President Obama is now preparing to send more battlefield weaponry to law enforcers. And Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump would surely build on that legacy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )