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America at the breaking point

The social upheaval of the 1960s meets the political polarization and institutional dysfunction of the present.

By Ezra Klein

Trump responded to the protests by lashing out at antifa, the media, and Democrats

Trump’s George Floyd protest tweets targeted his favorite political punching bags.

By Katelyn Burns

Dozens of cities across the country are imposing curfews. Do they work?

Experts say curfews could backfire. Here’s why.

By Zeeshan Aleem

How to more safely protest in a pandemic

Tips for reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus in a mass gathering, from public health experts.

By Eliza Barclay

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s defense of the NYPD’s handling of protests revives old tensions

The mayor has said the police acted with restraint, but has also called for an investigation into the van incident.

By Jen Kirby

The anger behind the protests, explained in 4 charts

Police killings have trended upward in recent years — and black men are more likely to be killed.

By Sean Collins

What we know about the officers involved in George Floyd’s death

Officer Derek Chauvin, who pinned Floyd down with his knee, was arrested for murder and manslaughter.

By Catherine Kim

George Floyd protests go global

Foreign leaders are also reacting to the turmoil in the United States.

By Jen Kirby

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“I can’t breathe.” Again.

The former police officer who killed George Floyd has been charged with murder. But Floyd’s case is just one of many recent incidents of police brutality in Minneapolis. The Marshall Project’s Simone Weichselbaum explains why police reform hasn’t worked in the city.

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Police targeted journalists covering the George Floyd protests

By Katelyn Burns

Images of police using violence against peaceful protesters are going viral

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Scenes from Saturday night’s protests across the country

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What we know about the nationwide protests

By Dylan Scott and Libby Nelson

George Floyd’s killing has opened the wounds of centuries of American racism

By Emily Stewart

Trump threatens protesters with “vicious dogs.” Some note they’ve seen that before.

By Riley Beggin

Trump’s claim that DC police didn’t protect the White House from protesters is false

By Alex Ward

Thousands of Americans across the US are peacefully marching against police violence

By Dylan Scott and Kainaz Amaria

Trump’s policies have enabled police violence against black Americans

By Sean Collins

SpaceX finally sent humans to space. What happens next?

By Sara Morrison

Watch: Killer Mike urges protesters to “plot, plan, strategize, organize and mobilize”

By Li Zhou

“Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets

By Alex Ward

Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic

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Violent protests are not the story. Police violence is.

By Dylan Scott

Watch Elon Musk’s private space company try to send humans to space

By Sara Morrison

How the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholds

By Ian Millhiser

The vulnerability of the quarantine Zoom book club

By Constance Grady

Scientists are raising questions about a new study suggesting hydroxychloroquine is deadly

By Kelsey Piper

Feds flew an unarmed Predator drone over Minneapolis protests to provide “situational awareness”

By Rebecca Heilweil

Why Big Tech isn’t fighting Trump in public this time

By Peter Kafka

Facebook and Twitter have similar policies. But only Twitter is fighting Trump.

By Shirin Ghaffary

How to fix the WHO, according to an expert

By Jen Kirby

What we’re missing when we condemn “violence” at protests

By Jason Johnson

Trump says he will revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status

By Jen Kirby

Trump announced US withdrawal from the WHO. It’s unclear if he can do that.

By Alex Ward

How are Americans coping with the pandemic? Not well, says CDC data.

By Brian Resnick

Oh great, now we’re running out of bikes

By Rebecca Heilweil

The racist history of Trump’s “When the looting starts, the shooting starts” tweet

By Katelyn Burns

“We’re a country with an open wound”: Joe Biden condemns the police killing of George Floyd

By Li Zhou

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Protests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s death

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The Minnesota Freedom Fund is all over Twitter. Here’s what it does.

By Sara Morrison

What we know about Covid-19’s impact on black Minnesotans

By Dylan Scott

George Floyd’s death set off uprisings across the country

By Catherine Kim and Kainaz Amaria