The capitalist state harms human life, brutalizes communities, and reinforces oppressive hierarchies — forms of violence that make property damage pale in comparison.
Even before COVID-19, inequality in the United States was at its highest level in recent history. Now, according to three Harvard faculty, COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate existing inequality trends far into the future, especially in education, gender, and international development.
Minneapolis is brimming with emotion. But perhaps love — for George Floyd and his family, for small businesses, and for the community — will win out in the end.
The United States of America is falling apart. With even greater challenges on the horizon, ones sure to continue to pull at the fabric of our society, my hope is that we can find it within ourselves to move forward with compassion.
Federalism has its merits and drawbacks, but if it is to operate effectively in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, we must renew our commitment to social solidarity and cooperation across state and regional identities.
We owe it to Floyd to memorialize his life even as we demand justice for his death. And we owe it to George Floyd to do better by countless other Black Americans precisely where we failed him.
In Georgia, two concurrent Senate races for Republican-held seats in the emerging battleground have the potential to flip the Senate for Democrats — or build a firewall for Republicans.
Democratic chances in Georgia have strengthened every week for the past two months, and with eight major candidates, two seats, and the potential for four elections, the Peach State’s Senate seats are approaching a jump-ball status for 2020.
