Protests Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism Go Global


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Jun 12 2020 42 mins   10
In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Freddy Deknatel and Prachi Vidwans talk about the issues driving protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S. and Europe. They also discuss what these movements share in common and what distinguishes them. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice Is a Barrier—and a Bridge—to the World America Is in Crisis Because It Won’t Confront Its Grave Racial Divide Will Macron Pay the Price for France’s Heavy-Handed COVID-19 Response? Expanding the G-7 Makes Sense. Including Russia Does Not Why Piracy Is a Growing Threat in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea Russia Is Weathering COVID-19, No Thanks to Putin Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].