Black Agenda Report November 13, 2024

Wednesday, 13 November 2024 — Black Agenda Report

Liberal Arrogance and Hatred on Display After Trump Victory

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

While Donald Trump is frequently called a fascist and is even compared to Adolph Hitler, some angry democrats are engaging in their own racist and eliminationist rhetoric in the wake of his impending return to the presidency. Their reaction to Trump’s victory reveals that intolerance and bigotry are not unique to Trump and his followers.

ESSAY: The Peril of Mispronouncing “Parsley,” Sorayda Peguero Isaac, 2021

Editors, The Black Agenda Review

Dominican author Sorayda Peguero Isaac on the persistence of anti-Haitianism.

 

Implications of a Second Trump Term for Working Class and Oppressed Peoples

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor

Irrespective of the rhetoric that characterized the campaign, the world’s majority will continue to be compelled to struggle against imperialist exploitation and oppression.

Why Kamala Lost: The Democrats’ Anti-Black Electoral Strategy

Jon Jeter

The Kamala Harris campaign for the 2024 presidential election was a display of the democratic party’s willingness to abandon the most loyal segment of their base, Black voters, to remain fully committed to their strategy of appealing to the conservative politics and racism of many white voters.

Violence and Extraction in Mozambique: How Neo-Colonial Forces and Corporate Interests Undermine Security

Tunde Osazua

Western corporate interests have targeted Mozambique to exploit its natural resources, using classic tactics of destabilization and neoliberal austerity measures to weaken the nation.

Unprincipled, Unstrategic, and Unsustainable: e(U)logy for the U.S. Climate “Movement”

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright

The ineffectiveness of the climate movement during the 2024 election signals its inevitable collapse. But from the rubble, a new movement dedicated to the working class can be built.

Palestinian surgeon survives Sde Teiman and Ofer Prison

Fedaa al-Qedra

The heartwrenching story of Dr. Khaled Al Serr is a haunting example of the barbarity of the Israeli entity and the strength of the Palestinian people.

Niger to Host Conference in Solidarity with the Sahel Amid its Anti-Imperialist Upsurge

Stanley Kwabla Arku

Activists from across Africa and the world will gather in Niger from November 19 to 21 for the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel”.

Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies

Noah Hurowitz

The House is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would let the administration destroy nonprofits it claims support terrorism.



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