The language of humiliation is a step towards a second civil war, argues RAMZY BAROUD
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
ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need
Amid the latest US attack on the island, over 100 Cuban artists, intellectuals, dancers, musicians, and writers have called on cultural workers across the world to stand in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. A report by People’s Dispatch
If parties are serious about rebuilding trust, as the elections approach, they must embrace bold redistribution, invest in public services and put working people, not the wealthy few, at the heart of Scotland’s future, argues ROZ FOYER
Sinn Fein’s CHRIS HAZZARD MP addressed the closing rally at Latin America 2026 earlier this month with a reminder that the struggle for national dignity and popular power is no longer regional or symbolic — it is the front line of a global realignment led by organised peoples who refuse to bow to empire. The Star republishes his speech here
LEIGH SEEDHOUSE looks at why special educational needs is in crisis — and why the government’s pledge of Send training for every teacher is a poisoned chalice
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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