Race and Ethnicity

Why Protesters in Ferguson Can’t Stay Home at Night

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? 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? 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 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’ 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

How to End Militarized Policing

How to End Militarized Policing How to End Militarized Policing

We can undo the policies facilitating police violence in Ferguson.

Aug 18, 2014 / Alex S. Vitale

‘No Rights Which the White Man Was Bound to Respect’

‘No Rights Which the White Man Was Bound to Respect’ ‘No Rights Which the White Man Was Bound to Respect’

Those charged with the duty to protect America's laws don't see its black citizens as equals. 

Aug 18, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

What Matters in Ferguson

What Matters in Ferguson What Matters in Ferguson

Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. Everything else is irrelevant.

Aug 15, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

Lessons from Missouri should steer us toward new national policies and an embrace of policing that respects civil liberties.

Aug 15, 2014 / John Nichols

Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’

Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’ Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’

Famous TV host says reporters who don’t obey cops fast enough just want TV fame.

Aug 14, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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