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Uprisings Are Driving a Surge in Mutual Aid in Minneapolis and Beyond
Neighbors are coming together to build strategies for keeping each other safe without the police.
Minneapolis School Board Votes to Terminate $1.1 Million Contract With Police
Students and the community had urged the school district for years to divest from police and invest in social services.
Minneapolis Neighborhoods Defend Against Police and White Supremacists
A homegrown rebellion across neighborhoods exposes the deep inequalities and endemic racism.
This Is What a Revolution Looks Like
We are at a fulcrum moment as a society. We must back the movement for justice and resist authoritarian pushback.
Ocasio-Cortez: “If You Want to End Unrest, End the Conditions That Create It”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a focus on the root causes of poverty, distrust and violence in our society.
US Border Patrol Is Using a Predator Drone to Spy on Minneapolis Protests
Customs and Border Protection has been flying the drone during protests against the police killing of George Floyd.
Cornel West: “We Are Witnessing America as a Failed Social Experiment”
The Harvard professor and activist denounced “neo-fascist gangster” Trump and “milquetoast” neoliberal Democrats.
Without Anger Over Inequality and Lynchings, We Have No Hope for Democracy
The anger that erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd plays a crucial role in the fight for U.S. democracy.
Police Arrested Afro-Latino Reporter While Treating White Colleague “Politely”
As Omar Jimenez asked why he was arrested while cameras were still rolling, officers didn't appear to give him a reason.
Minneapolis Protesters Call to Defund the Police
Protesters rose up and set fire to the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis last night.