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George Floyd: Donald Trump under fire as violence flares across America President tweets from White House as cities struggle Democrat Val Demings: ‘We need leadership’ George Floyd protests: live coverage Dispatch from Minneapolis: the night the city cracked down Police hold a perimeter near the White House in the early morning hours of Sunday. Photograph: […] More
Protests have erupted across the US, from coast to coast and north to south, in reaction to the killing of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis who died under the knee of a white police officer last Monday. Major cities from New York to Los Angeles and Miami to Seattle have seen a […] More
Philonise Floyd says president dismissed him during a phone conversation – he ‘didn’t give me a chance to even speak’ [embedded content] Philonise Floyd, left: ‘I was trying to talk to him [Trump], but he just kept, like, pushing me off, like “I don’t want to hear what you’re talking about.”’ At the White House […] More
Fire, pestilence and a country at war with itself: the Trump presidency is over Robert Reich A pandemic unabated, an economy in meltdown, cities in chaos over police killings. All our supposed leader does is tweet Donald Trump looks back as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. […] More
Protests rock cities across US as anger over killing spreads Atlanta police chief: ‘black lives being diminished’ Officer in George Floyd killing charged with murder Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Play Video 1:22 Protests spread across US in response to George Floyd killing – […] More
Coronavirus has shown that it is possible to change the US criminal justice system Derecka Purnell The pandemic has made previously unthinkable reforms possible. But beware: regressive policing will come, too Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage A Salt Lake City policeman works a scene. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP […] More
Five years after a white officer shot Walter Scott in the back, those associated with the case hope its memory will steer voters Anthony Scott honours the memory of his brother Walter each time he casts a ballot. “I’m not the sort of person to go and visit graves,” he said, sat at a bustling […] More
Bloomberg is no friend to people of color, Muslims or progressives. His track record on race and criminal justice is repugnant Donald Trump is president of the United States. He must lose the next presidential election and leave office. Stakes feel higher than ever, which makes me suspicious of anyone who refuses to support the […] More
