A flaw in the Universal Credit system could "clobber" people receiving the government's coronavirus self-employment grant, costing them months' worth of benefit payments, openDemocracy can reveal.
To be effective, social movements’ actions must be grounded in effective organisational dynamics and democratic decision-making. Alternatively, individual isolation and social fragmentation could escalate the crisis.
Protests over the death of George Floyd carry on despite curfews in many cities across the US. In Raleigh, as elsewhere, the police response to unrest remains highly controversial.
