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George Floyd
To End Racial Capitalism, We Will Need to Take On the Institution of Policing
Activists who are working to defund the police are also part of a collective struggle to end neoliberal capitalism.
Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Has Not Ended Police Violence in Minneapolis
The police-perpetrated killing of Winston Smith shows that the state has no interest in stopping its own violence.
Woman Who Recorded George Floyd’s Murder Receives Honorary Pulitzer Prize
“If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth,” Darnella Frazier said.
Skepticism Mounts Over IG’s Report on Lafayette Park Attack on Protesters
The inspector general's report claimed the protesters were removed to put up security fencing, not for Trump's photo op.
Campaigns to Defund Police Have Seen Major Wins — and They’re Not Stopping
George Floyd was murdered by police one year ago today. “Defund the police” is digging in and growing roots.
DA Finds Andrew Brown’s Death “Justified” But Won’t Release All Footage
Andrew Brown Jr.'s family has requested the full release of the body-camera video.
Verdicts Don’t Heal. We Need Imaginative Community-Based, Restorative Justice.
True justice requires much more than successful prosecution of individual officers.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, 3 Officers Present at George Floyd’s Murder
The officers are charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights and failing to provide medical care.
Chomsky: Protests Unleashed by Murder of George Floyd Exceed All in US History
World-renowned scholar Noam Chomsky discusses the killing of George Floyd and how the U.S. fomented a “gun culture.”
Drug Raids Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Breonna Taylor. Advocates Say: Enough.
Decriminalizing some drugs isn't enough, say activists. We must also rethink racist policing of people selling drugs.