Amid a mass uprising against racism and state violence, historian Barbara Ransby says social movements are not just fighting hostility and backlash from President Trump, but also dealing with a “Biden problem.” Despite calls to defund the police gaining significant traction among the left wing of the Democratic Party, Biden has opposed such proposals, instead suggesting that police need more resources to better do their job. “Biden is so out of touch on this question and many others,” says Ransby. “What we can hope for with a Biden administration is that he is surrounded by people smarter and more committed and clear than he is.”
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