Wednesday, 8 April 2026 — Black Agenda Report
Trump and U.S. Hubris Undid the Plan for Iran’s Destruction
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The U.S. has been temporarily rattled in its regime change effort against Iran. Iranian resistance, hubris on the part of the U.S., and Donald Trump’s personal instability combined to undo a twisted fantasy of conquest.
The Twilight of Western White Power Will Usher in the Dawn of a New Global Civilization Without Systemic Degradation and Dehumanization
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist, Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
A conversation focusing on U.S. actions against Iran explains why the imperialist drive for domination will actually lead to a superpower becoming much less powerful.
ESSAY: Is the US Anti-Caribbean? How to overcome it then, Tim Hector, 1997
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
“…it is like a knee-jerk reaction in the U.S – this consistent, insistent and persistent anti-Caribbean policy in the U.S. from 1776 to the present.”
Iran’s Nuclear Rights
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Most of the world would be at greater ease if Iran had a nuclear bomb.
A Sigh of Relief…But Breathing Easy is Impossible in a Circumference of U.S. Empire (Or, the Perpetual Relevance of Frederick Douglass’s Prescription for Resistance)
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
The ceasefire brings a sense of relief but not safety. Iran showed that the empire is not invincible, but the US commitment to the doctrine of hegemony has not changed.
Britain’s Imperialist Maneuvers in Iran
Rohan Rice
Keir Starmer and Trump are putting on a puppet show for the cameras. Behind the scenes, Britain remains a junior imperialist partner working for the destruction of Iran.
BAP’s 9th Anniversary: Turn Imperialist Wars into Peoples’ Wars Against Imperialism
Black Alliance for Peace
The Black Alliance for Peace marks nine years of fighting against U.S. imperialist brutality. Now the movement must transform imperialist wars into people’s wars for liberation.
Dialectics, Iran and the Long Durée of Anticolonial Revolution
Erica Caines
Thewar on Iran is part of a class war against any country that refuses to open itself up for foreign profit. Understanding Iran means seeing its fight as part of the same struggle that defines the colonized world.
An Oil Explosion in a Black Texas Town Traces Back to Trump’s Iran and Venezuela Crises
Adam Mahoney
“The chickens have come home to roost,” one resident said. “Our exact fears have come true.”
Keep Those Dirty Gringo Paws Off Brazil!
Darius Edgerton
It’s up to Americans to stop the Trump administration from using U.S. power to strong‑arm Brazil and interfere in their elections.
A continental call from Africa: standing with Cuba against imperialist aggression
Nicholas Mwangi
With the economic strangulation of Cuba by the United States, African progressive organizations and movements are calling for broader continental solidarity.
The New Dark Age 
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