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Institutional racism and male violence: a deadly combination
Racism and sexism deserve deeper analysis than merely branding them symptoms of capitalism – they are essential to its function, argues LAURA BRIGGS

THE past few weeks have reignited the decades-old fight against structural racism and police brutality. 

George Floyd, a 46-year-old man from Minneapolis, was murdered by police in broad daylight after a shopkeeper called the police on suspicion of Floyd using a counterfeit $20 bill.

Common to the vast majority of police brutality cases is the male sex of offending officers. 

Racism and sexism: pillars of capitalism

Minneapolis revolt

What is to be done?

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