To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Since the casual killing of George Floyd on camera, unprecedented protests — not policy papers — have radically shifted public opinion in support of the battle against systemic racism. America needs what this movement intends to do: change history, after which police training manuals will follow. Let no one mistake peace for quiet, however, nor mistake the rage over police violence as ignoring the roots of policy violence and poverty violence. The ruthless indifference of our governments to the poor was clear well before Covid-19 laid it bare.

Source: New York Times June 19, 2020 09:00 UTC