Strange Fruit in Ferguson Strange Fruit in Ferguson
It’s business as usual for police to kill black people. So why did Michael Brown’s death elicit such a strong reaction?
Aug 20, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Police Arrest Two Protesters Demanding a Special Investigator in the Michael Brown Shooting Police Arrest Two Protesters Demanding a Special Investigator in the Michael Brown Shooting
Protesters share many residents’ opinion that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch harbors a pro-police bias.
Aug 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Why Protesters in Ferguson Can’t Stay Home at Night Why Protesters in Ferguson Can’t Stay Home at Night
The mistrust in Ferguson is being deepened in real time by local officials’ selective release of information.
Aug 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Tear Gas Is an Abortifacient. Why Won’t the Anti-Abortion Movement Oppose It? Tear Gas Is an Abortifacient. Why Won’t the Anti-Abortion Movement Oppose It?
If the anti-abortion movement could rouse itself to oppose spraying a civilian population with miscarriage-causing chemicals, it might actually make a difference.
Aug 19, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Why Are You Dressed Like Darth Vader? Why Are You Dressed Like Darth Vader?
Officer Friendly, is it Halloween already?
Aug 19, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
St. Louis Police Arrest Nine Protesters Demanding Justice for Michael Brown St. Louis Police Arrest Nine Protesters Demanding Justice for Michael Brown
Protesters marched to Governor Jay Nixon’s downtown office building, demanding that he withdraw National Guard troops from Ferguson.
Aug 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Police to Media: ‘You’re Getting Maced Next Time You Pass Us’ Police to Media: ‘You’re Getting Maced Next Time You Pass Us’
The streets of Ferguson are not safe for those who would report the chaos.
Aug 18, 2014 / Chris Hayes
The Major Problem With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Powerful Essay on Ferguson The Major Problem With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Powerful Essay on Ferguson
Fighting racism, sexism and anti-LGBT bigotry is not a distraction from building a united struggle but a precondition for building a united struggle.
Aug 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin
How Starbucks’s ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Workers to the Breaking Point How Starbucks’s ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Workers to the Breaking Point
There is real tension between the company’s soaring profits and the baristas’ daily grind.
Aug 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington
The First Amendment is under assault. Americans must preserve “the freedom that allows us to verify the existence of all other freedoms.”
Aug 18, 2014 / John Nichols