Which Side Are You On? The Western Left's Obsession with Empire
U.S. imperialismby Danny HaiphongThe left has always been small in the U.S., but now much of it cannot be called “left” at all. Jacobin throws its weight behind the jihadists waging holy war in Syria...
View ArticlePurity Over Principle: The Left's State of Purgatory
Black Misleadership Class2016 electionsby Danny HaiphongIt is difficult to speak of a “left” in the U.S., given the inability of people who call themselves leftists “to lend critical support to...
View ArticleTrump's First 100 Days: The War Party Lives On
2016 presidential campaignby Danny HaiphongDonald Trump has been brought to heel, as Hillary Clinton might say. “Trump has learned in his first 100 days in office that war is the primary marker of...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: Loyal Democrat, Stalwart for Empire
duopolyby Danny HaiphongBernie Sanders will never break with the Democratic Party and its finance capitalist masters. Progressives have no choice but“to take the genuine demands for a living wage,...
View ArticleThe Cuban Revolution: Still in Motion
Cuban Revolutionby Danny HaiphongThe author’s recent trip to Cuba confirmed his confidence in the power of people to transform their lives. It is also clear that “the US government has not stopped its...
View Article10 Examples of How US imperialism Continues to Kill the People and Planet
U.S. imperialismby Danny HaiphongThe capitalist narrative, aggressively fronted by the Democratic Party in 2016, holds that “conditions in the U.S. were never better.” But all the objective facts say...
View ArticleThe Crisis of US Imperial Governance and the Struggle for a New World
U.S. imperialismby Danny Haiphong“The struggle against neo-liberal capital and anti-Russian hysteria is a struggle to transform and revolutionize society,” writes Black Agenda Report contributor Danny...
View ArticleWhat is "the Resistance," Anyway?
2016 presidential campaignby Danny HaiphongWho is “resisting” what, and on whose behalf? Among folks that claim to be leftists, resistance has become a catch-all term that is “useless” – or worse –...
View ArticleCapitalism Kills, Socialism Heals
socialismby Danny HaiphongDeath is a for-profit enterprise. In defense of capitalism, the ruling classes are prepared to kill on a staggering scale. “It is estimated that since World War II, US wars...
View ArticleThe Ghosts of Grenfell: Genocide in the Mainland of Capitalism
austerityby Danny HaiphongThe fire that killed an unknown number of mainly Black and Asian Londoners has plunged Britain’s right-wing government deeper into crisis. Brits are connecting the capitalist...
View ArticleTheir System, Our Lives: A Political Obituary in Service of Revolutionary...
capitalismby BAR contributor Danny HaiphongThe class conflict remains the central contradiction among human beings – a fact that too many “movement” leaders seem eager to forget. As a result, they...
View ArticleJuly 4th and the Crisis of US Exceptionalism
U.S. imperialismby BAR contributor Danny HaiphongU.S. imperialism has finally found the enemies it has been searching for all these years. Most of the world’s people are already in some form of...
View ArticleJay-Z and the Rest of his Class Belong in the Dustbin of History
Black Misleadership Classby BAR contributor Danny HaiphongJay-Z’s album 4:44confirms his deep loyalty to the capitalist system and profound disdain for the people that buy his records. He is a...
View ArticleThe Unraveling of the US State
U.S. imperialismby BAR contributor Danny HaiphongBorn in genocide and slavery, the U.S. state “can neither reform itself out of economic crisis without attacking the poor, nor manage the exploitation...
View ArticleWashington: A One Party State
duopolyby BAR contributor Danny HaiphongThe two corporate parties agree on almost everything of substance. “The one-party state doesn't negotiate police brutality, mass incarceration, or any other...
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