Policing, Capitalism, & Abolition

Policing (and the police state) is deeply connected to and intertwined with capitalism, imperialism, and anti-Black racism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition by brian bean (and published by Haymarket Books), which explores and analyzes the history and roots of policing in global capitalism around the world, how policing is intertwined with the institutions of capitalism, imperialism, and racism, and the need for the revolutionary abolition of policing and capitalism for our collective safety and liberation, and what we…