Tag: Line
Ethiopia PM pledges victory in video from front line: State media
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister has been meeting soldiers fighting Tigrayan rebels in the north. Abiy Ahmed said his forces are making gains. The government declared a state of emergency this month, as rebels moved closer to the capital. The US and other countries have told their citizens to leave immediately. Al Jazeera’s @Priyanka Gupta reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter:…
What happened to ‘defund the police’? | The Bottom Line
Americans have been debating the role of the police for decades, but the debate was energised last year during nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. For many in the white majority, the police must be defended at all costs. If there are proven cases of abuse, they can be resolved on a case-by-case basis. For the rest, the police are seen as the main mechanism that…
Why is white supremacy growing in the United States? | The Bottom Line
For centuries, there was no significant challenge to the supremacy of white people in the United States. White nationalists speak of “saving America” – but who are they saving it for? And who are they saving it from? In the last few years, demographic shifts and changing attitudes have brought a sense of anxiety among whites, who fear they will lose their majority status, become…