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Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR. Ms. Kimberley lives in New York City, and maintains an edifying and frequently updated blog at freedomrider.blogspot.com. More of her work is also available at her Black Agenda Report archive page.
(24 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Biden Means What He Says
Despite all denials to the contrary, Biden is after regime change against the Russian government and his actions prove it.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 27, 2022 Ukraine and U.S. war propaganda
The 2014 U.S. sponsored coup against the elected government of Ukraine must be the starting point for any discussion of the current crisis..
SHARE Monday, July 5, 2021 July 4th's Terrible Origins
The July 4 holiday in the United States commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Those educated in this country have been propagandized with lies about patriotic colonists seeking freedom from a tyrannical British monarch.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, May 21, 2021 Freedom Rider: The Palestine Litmus Test
The proof of atrocities is too easy to find and the deaths of little children are universally abhorred. Only those most slavishly devoted to the establishment are going along with the narrative of Israel's alleged right to defend itself by destroying homes and hospitals.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 21, 2021 Impeachment Managers as Media Stars
Democracy is hanging on by a thread not due to marauding Trumpsters -- but because of bipartisan support for neoliberal policies.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 7, 2021 Freedom Rider: The Never Ending COVID Crisis
It was in early 2020 that the word COVID-19 entered the lexicon. In the past year more than 440,000 people in the United States have died from this disease
(7 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 23, 2021 Freedom Rider: Why the Left Don't Protest
A Democratic president with control of Congress should be seen and treated as an adversary. Biden is not a friend, nor are the CBC or phony progressives who call themselves a squad.
(5 comments) SHARE Friday, November 27, 2020 What If Fascism Won't Leave Washington?
The corporate media have joined the incoming administration in deciding what we can and cannot see and hear. The danger of fascism won't leave Washington with Donald Trump.
(5 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 22, 2020 Trump: Republican Party's True Face
Nothing in American politics has been ordinary since Donald Trump entered the scene. He announced, via Twitter of course, that he concedes nothing and declared that the election was rigged against him.
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 15, 2020 Freedom Rider - Left Out of the Debate
If the needs of the people aren't being addressed what is the purpose of putting Biden and Harris into office? It isn't hard to argue against Donald Trump but the full court press of Biden or bust is difficult to reconcile with reality.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 6, 2020 Kamala Harris Negates Black Freedom Movement
On this episode of The Left Lens, co-hosts Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley analyze the record of Kamala Harris and why she represents a negation of everything that the Black liberation movement and U.S. political prisoners currently fighting for freedom stand for.
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, June 19, 2020 Goodbye, Columbus
The discomfort caused to elites is of no concern to anyone who wants to strike at the heart of racism. Goodbye and good riddance to Churchill, Columbus, Leopold and all of their ilk, writes Margaret Kimberley.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, June 6, 2020 Black Misleaders Seek to End Protest
The revulsion caused by this latest killing caught on camera spawned protests in Minneapolis and all over the country. Black people are the angriest, knowing they are at risk of the same treatment and because most police killings rarely result in convictions.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, May 24, 2020 Is Obama-gate Real?
Trump begat Ukraine-gate and got himself impeached thanks to his own stupidity. He can't be trusted to behave any differently this time around. He brought Obama-gate to public attention but if his past behavior is an indicator, he may manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
SHARE Thursday, April 9, 2020 Marginalized Populations Cannot Lock Down
There is an old saying that if America catches a cold, black people get pneumonia. The communicable disease reference is especially relevant now that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has created a crisis in this country.
(7 comments) SHARE Monday, December 23, 2019 Propaganda and the Defeat of Jeremy Corbyn
The politicians of Corbyn and Sanders ilk will always face an uphill battle. Denying this reality means that the scoundrels will stay in control in the U.S., the U.K. and the whole world.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 8, 2019 Why Liberals Love War, Too
The latest example of the liberal herd mentality comes in the form of love for the military. Liberals don't associate with this institution themselves. They wouldn't think of sending their kids to the army or the navy. But suddenly they have a love for senior officers if they voice disgust with Trump.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, November 2, 2018 American Terror Is Not New
We always lived in a very dangerous nation. Trump makes it more difficult to be in denial. But we must fight against the crowd which averts its eyes until a racist buffoon enters the White House. There is nothing new about American terrorism. It can be found in high and low places regardless of presidential civility or lack thereof.