The politics of protest
Oct 01, 2020
3 minutes
BY CARL SEGERSTROM
PORTLAND, OREGON’S politics have been shaped in recent months by the city’s reaction to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May. Ongoing nightly protests since Floyd’s death were punctuated by the shooting of a Trump supporter and the police shooting of his alleged killer in September, escalating tensions over how to prevent further violence.
This November, Portland residents will cast their ballots in a mayoral election that may well be a referendum on police brutality and
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