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We are now in the seventh day of a nationwide uprising sparked by the
police murder of George Floyd.
Centuries of pent-up rage and unheard cries for help have led to this
place where protestors are marching in the streets night after night
while the president threatens to use the U.S. military against its own
people.
For those who have been paying attention, this uprising is not
surprising. In fact, it was inevitable. But on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, the
pundits can't understand why protesters aren't just asking nicely—or
worse yet, they are almost openly rooting for conflict to escalate to
drive up ratings.
The corporate media doesn't understand because they don't see the
poverty and anguish, and the daily harassment and brutality visited upon
the people of this country. It's not the world that they or their
corporate advertisers live in, so for them, it doesn't exist.
We see it. Every day. Because at Common Dreams, police brutality,
poverty, and systemic racism are front-page news—and not just during
times of uprising and protest.
We've reported for years about how police departments are stocking
military-grade weapons to turn against their own communities. We've
covered police shootings that were ignored by corporate media. And we've
followed the stories to their conclusions, holding the establishment
accountable when they let police officers off for murder, again and
again.
We know that these aren't just individual stories, but a cumulative
account of a racist system that continues to target the Black community.
And we won't stop reporting on the death of Black men at the hands of
the police until it stops.
America desperately needs journalism that exposes the racial injustices
in America as well as the underlying economic conditions and social
dysfunction that lead to such brutality and injustice decade after
decade. The corporate media won't provide that coverage and never will.
That's why Common Dreams exists—but the only way we can provide this
coverage is with your support. Will you donate to Common Dreams to keep
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In solidarity and with gratitude for those demanding justice,
Kimberly Monaghan
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