Two years after the police murder of George Floyd, racialised police brutality is still tragically ordinary in America.

Two years after the police murder of George Floyd, racialised police brutality is still tragically ordinary in America.

If no action is taken, the upcoming midterms may mark the beginning of the end for multiracial democracy in the US.

Republicans who failed to overturn the election are now trying to prevent future defeats through voter suppression.
![Protesters gather outside of the Georgia State Capitol to protest new legislations that would place tougher restrictions on voting in Georgia, in Atlanta, March 4, 2021 [Dustin Chambers/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-03-25T173826Z_242866109_RC2HIM9T18LA_RTRMADP_3_USA-GEORGIA-VOTING.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why do security forces treat Black Lives Matter protesters and pro-Trump rioters so differently?
![Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Jan 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, DC [File: John Minchillo/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21006735186431.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Providing monetary compensation to the victims of police violence is necessary, but it cannot fix American policing.
![Community members gathered for a Stand 4 Breonna event to demand justice for Breonna Taylor on September 19, 2020 in Austin, Texas [Montinique Monroe/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GettyImages-1228603225.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The media focus on looting was a convenient distraction from the police’s brutal aggression against protesters.

The pandemic, and its increasing human toll, have finally started a conversation in the US about mass imprisonment.

The Coronavirus outbreak could pave the way for a new and more just America.

The climate denialism of the rich and powerful is increasing the suffering of the poor and marginalised communities.

The powerful social media platform is willingly enabling hate groups, white nationalists and far-right extremists.
