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Race, language and violence in US policing
An analysis of speech patterns by US police officers shows that escalation can be accurately predicted from the first words they speak to black drivers, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
ew York City Police Department officers stand in formation after arresting multiple protesters marching after curfew on Fifth Avenue on June 4, 2020, in New York, following the death of George Floyd
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
THE murder of George Floyd in May 2020 by police officer Derek Chauvin was witnessed by millions of people around the world.
That was only possible because of a brave decision by a teenage passerby: 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, who was taking her nine-year-old cousin to the grocery store to buy snacks, started filming the events as they unfolded.
The daily occurrence of horrific police violence against black people, not just in the US but around the world, has been demonstrated over and over, not just by testimony but by recordings like the one made by Frazier.
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