We Must Remember George Floyd and Organize Against the System That Killed Him
Five years ago, we witnessed George Floyd being slowly murdered in broad daylight by a Minneapolis police officer. Handcuffed, face down, and calling out, “I can’t breathe,” Floyd was crushed under the weight of a cop’s knee for over nine minutes, while his accomplices stood by and did nothing. That horrific murder ignited a wave […]
Virginia School Board Wants to Roll the Clock Back
Changing the names of schools named after known racists is important, but clearly not enough to confront the entrenched racism and oppression that is part of capitalist society everywhere.
The “Goon Squad”: A Symptom of U.S. Policing
So far, six police officers have been given 10 to 40 year prison sentences for the racist torture and sexual assault of two Black men in Rankin County, Mississippi. In January 2023 both men were beaten, tasered and sexually abused, and one nearly died during a so-called mock execution. The officers were part of the […]