On November 26, 2025, a military coup disrupted Guinea-Bissau’s elections just as results pointed to victory for the opposition. But this wasn’t a typical coup. From the banning of the PAIGC to the suspiciously soft treatment of the deposed president, the evidence points to a scripted neo-colonial operation designed to keep the country available for foreign exploitation. Here’s what you need to know. . . .
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Guyana: A Pawn of US Imperialism
The recently concluded Guyanese elections spectacularly reinforced what many already suspected: liberal democracy is one of the biggest cons ever thrust upon humanity. With US fighter jets thundering overhead as President Ali was sworn in, the message was clear, the deal is done, and Guyana remains a captured state in service of US imperial interests. . . .
The Military Occupation of Washington, DC: Then and Now
Trump’s initial deployment of the National Guard to DC is not unprecedented. Instead it is an escalation of a centuries-long war against Black, working-class, and poor people waged by both political parties and supported by much of the US population because of the incessant racist rhetoric about Black crime. . . .
Kids corner economics: What tariffs teach us about Black capitalism
Black capitalism rests upon two primary myths: the circulating Black dollar and Black buying power. For purposes of this essay, in honor of National Black Business Month, we will use tariffs and trade to highlight the contradictions and limitations of each myth while decoupling the legitimate sentiments that may drive us to support them. . . .
What’s Your Body Count?
Zionists starved more Palestinians to death yesterday / than the number of classmates i graduated with, / but Miss Lauryn Hill walked the Met Gala. . . .
No Time To Clown Around: African Liberation Month 2025
You can’t shake the feeling that something here is about to go terribly wrong, and you’re right. Because the foundation of this coliseum-sized theatrical nightmare is about to come tumbling down and most people there have no idea. The very poles holding up this tent, capitalism and imperialism, are being weakened from within. And your brothers and sisters from the outside world, those not invited to attend, are about to come and deliver a final blow. This moment is not about Trump. It is about the struggle of an empire on the verge of collapse. And this African Liberation Month, we must commit to planning our escape. It’s time to get the hell out of the circus and back into our communities to build power. It’s time to renew our commitment—not just to observe the fall, but to collaborate with those who want to kill this freakshow before it sells another ticket. . . .
We Share Some of the Responsibility for all These Sellouts
Some of us are so invested in this idealism and individualism that while we criticize Trump supporters for displaying blind loyalty to him, we cannot even see how what we do with Obama is no different. . . .
Black Women’s Exhaustion
Do we really think that the woman who repeatedly bragged about being the “top cop” as Attorney General of CA is a win that in a nation boasting the largest incarcerated population in the world, which disproportionately locks up Black people, would be helpful? . . .