The New Dark Age

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

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.

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

Langston Hughes’s 1943 poem against fascism is precise, droll, and eternal.

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has never sanctioned Rwanda or referred its president to the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite decades of UN documentation of their international crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Clau O’Brien Moscoso

Ecuador was once a safe country. However, U.S. interference, the rise of neoliberal economic policies, the dollarization of its currency, and enhanced state repression have combined to worsen the lives of the people.

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence

“The fire this time … (as Amiri tolt me)” is the latest from BAR’s Poet-in-Residence.

Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor

In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Jessie Cox. Cox is Assistant Professor of Music at Harvard University. His book is Sounds of Black Switzerland: Blackness, Music, and Unthought Voices.

Nemanja Lukić

Since the launch of its military operation in Ukraine, Russia has become one of the most sanctioned countries in the world. This sanctions campaign, driven by the U.S. and E.U., not only focuses on targeting Russia directly but also pressures other states to implement their own sanctions or sever economic ties. Serbia, a historic close ally of Russia, is a recent victim of this increasing imperialist coercion.

Hanna Eid

A week has elapsed since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas went into effect. As Palestinians return to their devastated communities, we must analyze the moment and the implications for the future of Palestinians and the Palestine solidarity movement.

Black Alliance For Peace

As he was about to leave office, Joe Biden commuted political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s life sentence, which was welcome news to his loved ones and supporters worldwide. However, he will have to serve the remainder of his sentence on house arrest. This bittersweet moment shows us the unending cruelty of the U.S. and the need for the continued fight for the unconditional release of all political prisoners.

Christina Carrega

Biden’s final executive order commuted sentences for thousands, but “collateral consequences” remain a risk.

Alan MacLeod

As a U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio was a consistent war hawk and imperialist. Now as Secretary of State he poses great danger to the world.