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Friday, June 5 2020

  • Can Police Violence Be Curbed? June 5, 2020

    As protests following the killing of George Floyd continue, Jelani Cobb speaks with two leading figures on policing. Masha Gessen looks at Trump&rsquo;s autocratic response to the protests. (article)

  • Can Police Violence Be Curbed? June 5, 2020

    As protests following the killing of George Floyd continue, Jelani Cobb speaks with two leading figures on policing. Masha Gessen looks at Trump&rsquo;s autocratic response to the protests. (episode)

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    • A Former D.O.J. Official on How to Fix Policing June 5, 2020

      Ron Davis was a&nbsp;cop for nearly thirty years before working at the Department of Justice. He knows how hard it is to reform an institution with a history of racial repression.

    • What Does It Mean to Defund the Police? June 5, 2020

      A Minneapolis activist group says that the police department, whose history is rooted in racial repression, cannot simply be reformed; it has to be defunded.

    • Masha Gessen on Recognizing an Autocrat June 5, 2020

      Donald Trump&rsquo;s response to protests against police violence shows a troubling resemblance to how despotic strongmen have responded to challenges.

    • Josephine Decker’s “Shirley” June 5, 2020

      The film critic Richard Brody talks with Decker, one of his favorite directors of this era, about her unique approach to filmmaking and her Shirley Jackson bio-pic.