The New Dark Age

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

Trump begins his term delivering on promises, but compromised and colluding democrats have ready excuses for betraying their voters.

​​​​​​​Editors, The Black Agenda Review

The late Stuart Hall cautions us to be wary of turning to historical precedent without understanding the specific conjunctures of power that characterize the rise of the right.

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

Rwandan colonization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) proceeds apace.

Clau O’Brien Moscoso

On Sunday, January 19th, 2025, the Haiti/Americas Team of the Black Alliance for Peace hosted its first webinar of the year, “Combatting Imperialism, Defending Sovereignty: Zone of Peace in Haiti and the Americas.” The following is an extended version of the introductory remarks.

Arnold August

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decade as the leader of the Liberal Party has come to an abrupt and embarrassing halt. His term as PM is marked with unabashed servitude to U.S. interests, bigotry, and frat boy antics. While his time in office has finally come to an end, it is unlikely that the next to hold the seat will be a true political departure from what the nation has already seen.

Gabriel Rockhill

“People’s China at 75: The Flag Stays Red” analyzes the People’s Republic of China and its ongoing socialist project.

Carlos Sirah

The fires raging through southern California have devastated Black communities, such as in Altadena. The failures of city and state political leadership to provide proper emergency services have left residents without answers. Carlos Sirah of the Black Alliance for Peace Southern California Citywide Alliance (SOCAL) provided this update and analysis of the situation.

Jacqueline Luqman

Jacqueline Luqman recently delivered these remarks at a webinar hosted by the International Manifesto Group, “Trump’s Presidency and the Prospects for Peace in 2025.”

Travis Ross

Fanmi Lavalas has fallen far from its roots as a popular progressive movement and is now nothing more than a servant of imperialism.

Tamara Nassar

Fifteen grueling months of bombing and military assault have finally come to a pause as the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has come into effect.

Heba Gowayed

Though party leadership called it inhumane, 48 democratic members of Congress voted for the bill to deport immigrants accused, not convicted, of petty theft.

Ramzy Baroud

The war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers have not gone unnoticed by the rest of the world. After over a year of proudly displaying their dirty deeds on social media, these war criminals are now facing arrest in nations around the world. Capturing these war criminals is an important step in a process of international accountability.

Alexander Rubinstein

The United States leverages soft power through NGOs such as USAID. In Syria, USAID operated as a channel to help maintain relations with terrorist groups and facilitate regime change through the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad.

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