Police violence, race and protest in America
Will protesters in American cities bring progress, or set back the cause they champion?
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Americans are dead from a virus. A feat of space flight demonstrates American ingenuity. In cities across the country, protests sparked by racial injustice are showing an ugly side of America to the world. In November voters must choose between a Republican running on a law-and-order platform, and an uninspiring vice-president running for the Democrats. The year is 1968. It is also 2020.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The fire this time”
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