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Donald Trump
Trump’s Infatuation with the Insurrection Act Recalls Worst Political Divide in US HIstory

Trump’s Infatuation with the Insurrection Act Recalls Worst Political Divide in US HIstory

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The Vice President rebelled and sought to be Emperor of the West

Dissent
Drones and Protesters: How High-Tech Surveillance Amplifies Police Bias and Overreach

Drones and Protesters: How High-Tech Surveillance Amplifies Police Bias and Overreach

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By Andrew Guthrie Ferguson | – Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled social media feeds. Meanwhile, police surveillance of protesters has remained largely out of sight. Local, state and federal law enforcement organizations use […]

Militarization
What does it Mean to ‘Defund’ and Re-imagine Policing?

What does it Mean to ‘Defund’ and Re-imagine Policing?

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By Michelle Stewart | – On May 25, social media erupted with the image of a Black man once again whispering “I can’t breathe” while under the knee of a white police officer for eight minutes and forty six seconds. George Floyd’s death sparked horror, outrage — and familiarity. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin looked […]

Dissent
What – or who – is Trump's Bogeyman Antifa?

What – or who – is Trump’s Bogeyman Antifa?

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By Stanislav Vysotsky | – The movement called “antifa” gets its name from a short form of “anti-fascist,” which is about the only thing its members agree on. President Donald Trump and some far-right activists and militants have claimed antifa is allegedly conspiring to foment violence amid the protests sweeping the U.S. In my forthcoming […]

Democracy
The 2020 uprisings, unprecedented in scope, join a long river of struggle in America

The 2020 uprisings, unprecedented in scope, join a long river of struggle in America

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By Matthew Countryman | – The river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian and civil rights activist Vincent Harding. Harding, who had served as a speechwriter for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote in his groundbreaking 1981 study of African-American history, “There is […]

African-Americans
Are White Supremacists Coming out for the Protests in Hopes of Provoking a Race War?

Are White Supremacists Coming out for the Protests in Hopes of Provoking a Race War?

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By Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid | – As protests about police violence among black people continue and become more widespread across the U.S., certain individuals and groups have begun to stand out – including anarchists, agitators and members of a variety of far-right groups. With the country’s long history of racist killings, it may […]

Authoritarianism
Trump's use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over

Trump’s use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over

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By Laura R. Olson | – It was a striking moment: Donald Trump, Bible in hand, posing for photos in an apparent moment of political theater made possible by the dispersal of protesters through the use of tear gas. The president’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church, known as “the Church of the Presidents,” came […]

Donald Trump
Can the president really order the military to occupy US cities and states?

Can the president really order the military to occupy US cities and states?

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By Jennifer Selin | – After a week of both peaceful protests and violent chaos in the wake of George Floyd’s death, President Donald Trump announced, “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States […]

African-Americans
George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day

George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day

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By Shervin Assari | – High-profile police shootings and deaths of black men in custody – or even while out jogging – bring cries of racism across the country. The May 25 death of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis and the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia on Feb. […]

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