What Made ‘Abolish the Police’ Activists Change Course

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What Made ‘Abolish the Police’ Activists Change Course

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Feb 20, 2022

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Gal Beckerman, editor at The Atlantic, explains why places like Twitter are no longer cutting it when it comes to social movements and makes the case with a story from the Black Lives Matter movement.
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