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June 20, 2020

Bank of England says sorry for slave links as UK faces past
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"[N]ot all the slave owners were ultra-wealthy. Middle-class Britons up and down the country were paid compensation. The loan the government took out to cover the payments was so large that it was not repaid in full until 2015.!Information about the role played by British firms and individuals in slavery has been available on UCL's database for seven years."

Noam Chomsky on Trump, COVID-19 pandemic and the future world - YouTube
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National Observer editor Linda Solomon Wood interviews Noam Chomsky about the state of the world and what can be done to change it for the better.

Most police watchdog investigators are white and former officers, Canadian Press tally finds | CBC News
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Labour Suspensions Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Include Former Senior Official Emilie Oldknow | Novara Media
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Exclusive: The Labour party has suspended several individuals named in the leaked antisemitism report - including Emilie Oldknow, who was once reported to be in the running for general secretary. Aaron Bastani reports.

Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
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"Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County said in a statement Thursday that it stands with the labor council in demanding acknowledgement and addressing of institutionalized racism in Seattle policing, and that police accountability be included in contract negotiations."

A Brief History of the Policing of Black Music | Literary Hub
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Billie Holiday died handcuffed to her hospital bed because her drug addiction had been criminalized. A Black FBI informant posed as a suitor, hunted her, fell

Wall Street, bribery and an opioid epidemic: the inside story of a disgraced drugmaker | Financial Times
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Why were the warning signs around Insys ignored for so long? The FT and PBS series ‘Frontline’ investigate

Staying Private While Using Google Docs for Legal & Mutual Aid Work
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Regardless of your opinion about Google, their suite of collaborative document editing tools provides a powerful resource in this tumultuous time. Across the country, grassroots groups organizing mutual aid relief work in response to COVID-19 and legal aid as part of the recent wave of protests...

Why Does the Police Exist? | Novara Media
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Long read: When and why were police forces first invented? Connor Woodman takes a look - and argues that far from protecting communities from ‘crime’, the police’s role has always been to control and discipline the working class.

Canada Among Very Worst White Supremacist Countries: Report - VICE
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"We were really struck by the high level of engagement by Canadians," says an author of a new report on right-wing extremism online.

Inside the Trump Administration’s Decision to Leave the World Health Organization — ProPublica
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Despite Trump’s declared exit from the WHO, officials continued working toward reforms and to prevent withdrawal. This week, they were told they must justify any cooperation with the WHO on the grounds of national security and public health safety.