Topic: Black Lives Matter & Defund the Police movements

https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a32822672/black-lives-matter-protests-achievements-statues-police-reform/ (5 minute read)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/01/metro/how-blue-lives-matter-trend-has-emerged-identity-politics-right/

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-18/racism-blue-lives-matter
(1-minute read)

https://www.landmarkschool.org/landmark360/black-lives-matter-and-blue-lives-matter-explained
 
https://time.com/5936408/defund-the-police-definition-movement/ (4 minute
read)

Additional recommended listening:

https://soundcloud.com/benshapiroshow/sundayspecialep86

The above podcast touches on some of the issues that we discussed in class, with the two speakers (Ezra Klein & Ben Shapiro) presenting quite different views. They also discuss some broader issues relevant to the US political context and at times the discussion is quite abstract, but it is quite interesting.