Novara Live: Colston Has Fallen
Edward Colston Has Fallen. Now, can the #BlackLivesMatter movement force Britain to face up to its colonial past and the racism that exists to this day?
Explainers: Statues Tell Us Nothing About Our Colonial History
Statues like that of Edward Colston don’t teach us about Britain’s past. They stand in the way.
Opinion: Defund, Disband and Start Again: What Exactly Is Minneapolis Planning to Do With Its Police Force?
Alex S Vitale
Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband its police force. Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, explains what this means in practice, and how the city could go further.
Opinion: Pull Them All Down
Dalia Gebrial
On Sunday afternoon a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down, dragged across Bristol and dumped into the city's harbour. Dalia Gebrial argues it's only by pulling down statues of slavers and colonisers that we can create space for re-education on how Britain came to be.
ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: Utopian Desire with Judy Thorne
Nadia Idle and Judy Thorne discuss utopian desires over cake and tea.
Long Read: Get Angry Then Get Free: The Political Necessity of Rioting in Dismantling the System
Joshua Virasami
As protestors rise up across the world following the murder of George Floyd, it's vital we see rioting as a legitimate form of protest in the struggle for freedom within racial capitalism, writes Black Lives Matter activist Joshua Virasami in an in-depth long read.
Novara Live: Incompetence UNMASKED
The Tories have announced masks will now be mandatory on public transport. What took so long? Plus, Howard Beckett on British Airways vs Unite, Labour’s shift on welfare, and Juliet Jacques on the media’s coverage of trans rights.
Opinion: Filth: Disease, Drugs or Looting – Brutal Policing is Always Framed As Protecting ‘the Public’ From Infection
Eleanor Penny
Black Lives Matter protests are being framed as a public health threat. In the long and racist history of policing, justifying state brutality with a claim to be protecting ‘the public’ from contagion - by disease, drugs, or an epidemic of looting - is nothing new, writes Eleanor Penny.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #246: the Writing on the Wall
After ten weeks of lockdown, James Butler asks: what have we learned? Plus, a little announcement on the future of this show.
Opinion: Trump’s Police Crackdown is Part of a Global Whitelash
David Wearing
The police riot on protestors in the US is the latest expression of a politics of white racist reaction that’s been growing across the West since the 1960s. However, the events of the last fortnight have exposed tensions the anti-racist left can exploit, argues David Wearing.
Report: Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse
Sophie K Rosa
With racial profiling by the police accelerating under lockdown, police monitoring groups and anti-racism activists fear that in the face of intensifying protests, it may get even worse. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Opinion: The Government is Showing Its Economic Hand – and the Left Will Need a Smart Response
James Meadway
If you're still in 'austerity autopilot', it's time to snap out of it, argues James Meadway. Johnson's government has accepted the reality of ultra-low interest rates and now intends to remake the British economy in ways that will challenge the left's comfort zones.
The Burner: The Burner #245: Two Pandemics
Ash Sarkar goes to the Black Lives Matter protest in London, and talks to the protestors on the new front line of antiracist struggle in the UK.
Opinion: Global South Economies Like Zambia’s Are Being Battered by Coronavirus. We Must Write-Off Debt Now
Grace Blakeley
With coronavirus battering emerging market economies, the fate of millions of the world's poorest people hinges on a debt write-off for the global South. This must be one of the central demands of socialists internationally as the pandemic comes to an end, writes Grace Blakeley.
Novara Live: Military Rule
Trump threatens to call in the army. Are pandemic protests safe? And the UK government censor a report on BAME deaths. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial, Sarah Jaffe and Timesh Pillay
Analysis: Beyond Bernie: Amidst National Unrest, Can Progressive Candidates Salvage the Democratic Party?
Freddie Stuart and Aaron White
With Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race and the country exploding into civil unrest, can progressive candidates respond to the revolutionary fervour of the American people? Freddie Stuart and Aaron White take a look in the first instalment of our series on the US 2020 elections.
Report: On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests
Raechel Jolie
With the uprising against the murder of black American George Floyd spanning a second week, unions and other workers’ organisations are standing in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis. Raechel Jolie reports.
The Burner: The Burner Episode #244: Who Counts?
As the UK death toll passes 50,000 and Black Lives Matter protests continue in the US, James Butler asks: who gets to matter in politics?