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![Police hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd in the morning hours on May 31, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-1237190919-400x300.jpg)
Police Violence Protesters Were Hit With More Police Violence in US Capitol
A massive crowd gathered outside the White House on Saturday joining national protests against George Floyd's murder.
![A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile flies over an air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-503832796-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A group of protesters gather outside the home of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0529-minneapolis-protest-house-400x300.jpg)
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 hold a line on the fourth day of protests on May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0529-minneapolis-police-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Police stand guard outside of a Target store on May 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0529-minneapolis-target-police-400x300.jpg)
Forget “Looting.” Capitalism Is the Real Robbery.
Instead of condemning an uprising, those interested in liberation should condemn thefts perpetrated by a lethal system.
![Noam Chomsky pictured over volunteers distributing food during coronavirus pandemic](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0528-chomsky-mutual-aid-n-400x300.jpg)
Noam Chomsky: Mutual Aid Is Rising — and It’s Key to Our Survival
Reports from around the world suggest self-organizing communities keep people safe in the age of COVID.
![Peaceful protesters raise their hands as they're attacked with tear gas by the minneapolis police department](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0527-minneapolis-400x300.jpg)
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.
![People protest working conditions outside of an Amazon warehouse fulfillment center on May 1, 2020, in the Staten Island borough of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0507-worker-protest-j-400x300.jpg)
Union Busting During a Pandemic Could Prove Lethal to Workers
Workers deserve safe workplaces, and unions give them a voice in determining their own work conditions.
![A nurse in protective gear is seen through the window in a hospital door](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0424-nurse-400x300.jpg)
COVID-19 Must Radicalize Doctors: We Cannot Remain on the Political Periphery
The current health crisis makes it clear that to truly adhere to the Hippocratic oath, doctors must also be activists.
![Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/SEG1-Juan-RightWingRally-Split-2-400x300.jpg)
Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests
Armed protests could become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.