Tag: Black Lives Matter
Philanthropy Isn’t Just Problematic – It’s Harmful
Nathalie Olah
‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19
Sophie K Rosa
Would ‘Defund the Police’ Work in the UK?
Tom Kemp & Koshka Duff
To Defeat Coronavirus Disaster Capitalism, We Need a Socialist Shock Doctrine
Joe Duffy
The Phoney (Culture) War
BLM protestors want racial justice. The establishment want to debate 70s sitcoms. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the phoney (culture) war. Plus, Miatta Fahnbulleh on the UK’s record-breaking recession.
Colston Should Have Stayed at the Bottom of the Harbour
Ameya Tripathi
Beyond Bernie: Down-Ballot Races to Watch in June and July
Freddie Stuart and Aaron White
Ignore the Cries of ‘Vandalism’ – Tearing Down the Colston Statue Was Pure Justice
Aaron Bastani
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.
Defund, Disband and Start Again: What Exactly Is Minneapolis Planning to Do With Its Police Force?
Alex S Vitale
Get Angry Then Get Free: The Political Necessity of Rioting in Dismantling the System
Joshua Virasami
Filth: Disease, Drugs or Looting – Brutal Policing is Always Framed As Protecting ‘the Public’ From Infection
Eleanor Penny
Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse
Sophie K Rosa
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.
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
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?
The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.