The racist murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police has ignited a movement of enormous proportions, unleashing decades of accumulated discontent, and even reaching insurrectionary levels in many cities. As the conditions for revolution rapidly mature in the US, there is an urgent need for the movement to grapple with some serious questions: What role do police play under capitalism? What will it take to abolish this institution? Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides a socialist perspective. 

Read our article: https://bit.ly/abolish-police. 

Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").