{"id":6538,"date":"2020-06-05T21:32:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=6538"},"modified":"2021-12-31T14:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:55:55","slug":"george-floyd-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/george-floyd-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"George Floyd, Black Lives Matter &#038; U.S. Militarisation | Prof. Peter Kuznick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\"><strong>George Floyd, Black Lives Matter &amp; U.S. Militarisation | Prof. Peter Kuznick<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"LEFT\">In this exclusive interview with author and Professor of History at American University Peter Kuznick, we talk about George Floyd\u2019s case and provide historical context to it. In addition we examine the Black Lives Matter movement &#8211; its successes and areas where it could improve. Lastly we discuss the latest military developments and the dangers that they pose to humanity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO:\u00a0George Floyd, Black Lives Matter &amp; U.S. Militarisation | Prof. Peter Kuznick<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Floyd, Black Lives Matter &amp; U.S. Militarisation | Prof. Peter Kuznick\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xZkGt0me8Ho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos with Peter Kuznick or other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT PETER KUZNICK<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 78px) 100vw, 78px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg 225w\" alt=\"Peter Kuznick\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><strong>Peter Kuznick<\/strong>\u00a0is Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University in Washington, D.C. He\u2019s the co-author of the book The Untold History of the United States, written together with Hollywood film director and producer Oliver Stone. He was active in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements and remains active in antiwar and nuclear abolition efforts.<\/p>\n<p>For his full biography visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this exclusive interview with author and Professor of History at American University Peter Kuznick, we talk about George Floyd\u2019s case and provide historical context to 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