Protesters Need Their Own Space to Discuss Next Steps

As the protests against racist police brutality escalate and unite behind the demand to defund the police, the radicalized masses need their own methods of self-organization to debate and plan how to move this uprising forward. A democratic assembly is a means for the rank-and-file masses to discuss issues and make collective decisions.

Sanders’ Police Reforms Include a Wage Increase for Cops

Amidst unprecedented uprisings in the United States against racist police violence, Senator Bernie Sanders has called for cops to be paid higher wages in an effort to promote more “humane policing.” The solution to police brutality is abolition, not increased funding for police departments.

40,000 People Flood the Streets of Paris in Solidarity with George Floyd

In Paris, tens of thousands of people participated in a demonstration in solidarity with George Floyd. Taking up the same slogans as protesters in the United States, demonstrators defied restrictions on large gatherings to denounce police brutality at the hands of the French state. This show of global unity sends protesters in the U.S. a clear message: they are not alone.

Doctor and Left Voice Correspondent Mike Pappas is Arrested by the NYPD at Black Lives Matter Protest

Mike Pappas is a doctor and a member of the Left Voice editorial board. He was arrested tonight while he acted as a medic at a South Bronx Black Lives Matter Protest. *Update: Mike was freed on Friday morning.*

The NYPD is Stealing Bikes, Leaving Protesters Stranded

The cops are stealing bikes from protesters and beating them as they attempt to get home during the curfew.

Conceived in Crisis, Uprisings Against Police Terror Rattle the Foundations of the U.S. State

On Wednesday, the mayor of Minnesota announced that Derek Chauvin --- the police officer that suffocated George Floyd --- will be charged with second degree murder, and that the other three cops who were accomplices of Chauvin will finally be arrested. This is an important victory for the movement; but these protests are unlike anything we have seen before and there is plenty of potential for continued unrest and resistance. 

Cuomo’s No Darling of the Movement Against Police Brutality

Democrats like New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, are trying to demonize protesters fighting against a racist state. By imposing a curfew and attempting to divide protesters, Cuomo shows his true face as a capitalist politician.

Philadelphia Police Trap and Gas Peaceful Protesters

On Monday afternoon, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a large crowd of people who had stopped traffic on a major freeway in protest against police violence and racism.

Defying the First Curfew in New York City Since 1943

Last night Democrats Governor Cuomo and Mayor DeBlasio imposed the first curfew in New York City since 1943. Despite the curfew, protesters demonstrating against racist and police violence remained defiant.