News | Racial Justice 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. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams May 31, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights 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. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams May 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams May 30, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice 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. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout May 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice 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. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 29, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Minneapolis Protesters Call to Defund the Police Protesters rose up and set fire to the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis last night. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Police Arrest CNN Journalist During Live TV Coverage of George Floyd Protests Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz apologized for the arrest of the CNN crew Friday morning. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 29, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Civil Rights Attorney: Minneapolis Police Have a Long Pattern of Racist Violence Residents again took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 28, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas at Protest Against Killing of George Floyd Massive protests erupted in the wake of video footage showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 27, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Communities Forced to Fight Planned School Closures, Privatization Amid COVID-19 The Minneapolis public school district is attempting to push forward a dramatic restructuring plan. By Sarah Lahm , IndependentMediaInstitute May 8, 2020 Truthout