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This Week in History: Labour landslide, LA riots, and an MI5 scandal

Explore how major events between 27 April and 3 May were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Rev. Jamal Bryant: Jackson is "my blueprint" for Black churches in the Trump era

For centuries, the Black church has been more than a place of worship — it's been a headquarters for resistance.

Axios

The Insurrection Act is one of at least 26 legal loopholes in the law banning the use of the US military domestically

As protesters and federal law enforcement clashed in Minneapolis in the wake of a second shooting of a civilian on Jan. 14, 2026 by federal agents, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to Minnesota in response to protests.

The Conversation

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Accountable to No One: What 1990s L.A. Teaches Us About the Trump Resistance

Danny Goldberg, whose new book chronicles the post-Rodney King push to remove LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, talks about parallels between 1992 and the Trump era.

Capital & Main

30 Years Ago, Kathryn Bigelow And James Cameron Teamed Up For An Underrated, Prescient Sci-Fi Thriller

'Strange Days,' Kathryn Bigelow's underrated sci-fi noir thriller, still rings true today.

Inverse

When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Al Jazeera

Will the public side with the protesters in LA? Here are some lessons from history

Social movements have long included some form of direct conflict with authorities. The key is whom the public blames for clashes

The Guardian - US

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What Is the Insurrection Act — Did Trump Invoke It, and When Was It Last Used?

US President Donald Trump is studying the possibility of handing down the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles, California since 'bad people' and 'animals' are on the verge of burning down.

International Business Times UK

LA protests far different from '92 Rodney King riots

The current unrest in Los Angeles is a lot different from the last time a U.S. president called out the National Guard to respond to violence on the streets

The Independent UK

How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here’s what to know about the city’s history

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country

The Independent UK

Los Angeles immigration protest clashes: What’s the latest and what’s next?

Trump orders to deploy 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard members to quell immigration protests in LA.

Al Jazeera

Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84

Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died

The Independent UK

Tyrese goes his own way

The "1992" movie star and singer opens up about Hollywood cowardice and the pain that inspired his new album

Salon

Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies at 80

Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday

The Independent UK

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An Author Reflects on the Effort to Rebuild L.A. After the ‘Violent Spring’ of 1992

Gary Phillips’ newly reissued mystery novel of that name is set in post-riot Los Angeles.

Salon

The fall of O.J. Simpson, as seen on TV

Simpson used TV to cultivate his celebrity. Our enthusiasm to watch his undoing changed the medium forever

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50 People Like To Romanticize The ’90s, Gen X’ers Share What They Get Wrong

With the end of the Cold War and the spread of the internet, the 1990s is often remembered as a time of peace and prosperity. However, the decade was way more nuanced than that. The post 50 People Like To Romanticize The ’90s, Gen X’ers Share What They Get Wrong…

The Conversation

Donald Trump and the dying art of the courtroom sketch

For the first time in its history, The New Yorker featured a courtroom sketch on its cover.

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Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Hip-hop is turning 50, and its work is not yet done

Dear hip-hop,

The Guardian - US

I’m tired of watching Black men like Tyre Nichols die. This shouldn’t be normal

Viral police brutality videos have become a morbid reminder of the fragility of Black life in America

Los Angeles Times

Erika D. Smith: In comparing Tyre Nichols to Rodney King, we're missing this point about policing

LOS ANGELES — Lora Dene King had no intention of watching even five minutes of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols.

Daily Mirror

'Thirty years on from Rodney King now police just film their own brutality'

Darren Lewis reflects on the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers

Los Angeles Times

In the city where Tyre Nichols was killed, some refuse to watch beating video that 'exploits' Black grief

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When it came time for Memphis officials to release graphic footage from the police beating of Tyre Nichols, Amber Sherman couldn't stand to watch.

Los Angeles Times

‘Far worse than Rodney King’: Videos of Tyre Nichols police beating show ‘sadistic’ rage, experts say

The brutality shown in videos released Friday of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols was roundly condemned by law enforcement use-of-force experts as indefensible and “sadistic.”

Los Angeles Times

‘I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog’: Tyre Nichols police beating video released

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis released nearly an hour of graphic video Friday evening showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, footage capturing the moment-by-moment developments of a traffic stop that spiraled into a savage display of force, once again leaving an American city reeling from police violence.

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