Say his name, and others’: American protests spread globally
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🗓️ 8 June 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Far beyond America’s shores demonstrators are calling for justice in their own countries. It’s an awkward time for America’s allies, and a fortuitous one for its rivals. Labour-market swings during recessions are normally a measure of male employees’ moves—but not this time. And why the video-games industry is raiding its own back catalogue.
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| 1:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 1:10.6 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, |
| 1:13.7 | we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. It's no surprise that |
| 1:22.2 | lockdowns have led to deep recessions and vast unemployment. What is surprising is the gender divide within those numbers. |
| 1:29.3 | Unlike most downturns, the current crisis has put a disproportionate number of women out of work. |
| 1:35.3 | And a new video game called Command and Conquer just came out. |
| 1:40.3 | Well, it's not new, it's a reissue of a 24-year-old classic. |
| 1:44.8 | The industry is tapping into a trick well-known to Hollywood and record companies. |
| 1:49.7 | Sometimes it's smart just to polish up old stock. |
| 1:58.9 | But first... In America, the most sustained protests since the 1960s have continued in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. |
| 2:14.6 | Yesterday, in response, the city's council pledged to dismantle its police department. |
| 2:19.3 | Our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department, |
| 2:25.3 | to end policing as we know it, and to recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe. |
| 2:34.7 | But the anger extends beyond Minnesota, beyond even America. |
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