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![A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0107-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Police Inaction in Face of Trumpist Mob Was White Supremacy in Action
The difference between police responses to anti-racist protests versus a mob breaching the Capitol is undeniable.
![A protester holds a placard during a candle lit vigil to mark the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers in London on December 17, 2014.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1216-sex-work-is-work-400x300.jpg)
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons
On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
![Masked activists march with handwritten signs, the closest one reading "STAND UP, FIGHT BACK"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/strike1-2048x1366-1-400x300.jpeg)
Grad Workers’ Strike Shows Labor Why It Must Become Abolitionist
The strike at the University of Michigan highlighted the role of policing in upholding racial capitalism on campus.
![A local militia walks to the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio, on April 18, 2020, to protest the state's order to stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1110-militia-400x300.jpg)
Far Right Militias Are Recruiting Vets. We Must Organize Against This Trend.
Veterans already primed with the military’s racist indoctrination make up 25 percent of all militia members in the U.S.
![Members of the U.S. Secret Service hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd on May 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1030-police-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Mass Protest Is Coming and the Cops Are on Trump’s Side
What will protest look like during a fascist power grab?
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The Case for Abolition After Philadelphia Police Kill Walter Wallace Jr.
Protests in Philadelphia marked a second night of calling for abolition after police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.
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Trump Has Stoked White Supremacy and Led Police to Act Outside the Law
Jeremy Scahill says that Donald Trump has opened the door for the most extremist views of the Republican Party.
![Protesters holding a banner with the definition of "abolition" move up Washington Street, from Nubian Square toward downtown Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228771819-400x300.jpg)
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
![Protesters stand facing the South L.A. Sheriff's Station on September 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, as protestors demand justice for Dijon Kizzee, who was shot and killed the previous day by Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1002-police-protest-400x300.jpg)
Young Progressives Running for Office Pledge to “Stop Police Killings”
The Black Lives Matter movement has profoundly impacted candidates’ platforms in down-ballot races.
![Antifascists gather in a crowd](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0930-antifa-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Fascists Worked to Keep Portland Community Safe Amid Proud Boys Rally
Even before Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand by,” anti-fascists were confronting the far right group in Portland.