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Many have attempted to claim that `things are better here' for black people than in the US. This ignores both Europe's colonial past and its own racist present.

Photos from the international upsurge, in Europe and Asia - and more

In the wake of our current upsurge against racism in policing and in our society generally, this book, published late last year, has emerged as a top Amazon bestseller.

"It is not good enough just to elect Joe Biden. We've got to continue the movement in this country for transformative change."

Examples abound of reforms that are seen as “radical” in the United States.

Establishment pundits love to cite Martin Luther King as a way to delegitimize militant protests and shame unruly protesters. But to him nonviolent action could coerce ruling elites into conceding to demands for justice.

A prominent labour lawyer in Mexico’s borderlands has been arrested on accusations of inciting violence – a move family members and colleagues denounced as retribution for advising wildcat strikers at US-owned factories.

The George Floyd murder is turning society inside out

"Our only hope for our collective liberation," writes Michelle Alexander, "is a politics of deep solidarity rooted in love."

Bias training, body cameras, community dialogues – Minneapolis has tried them all. We need a better response