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 / Blog / 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 / Blog / 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 / Blog / 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 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Demand That Cops Stop Acting Like Soldiers. Plus: How to Help in Ferguson Demand That Cops Stop Acting Like Soldiers. Plus: How to Help in Ferguson
The events in Ferguson, Missouri, shed light on the increasing militarization of the police in the United States.
Aug 19, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
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 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Where Is the Voice of Migrant Children in the Immigration Crisis? Where Is the Voice of Migrant Children in the Immigration Crisis?
Child migrants and their families are the ones being affected by the shifts in policy, and ultimately, any decision made impacts their future first and foremost.
Aug 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
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 / Blog / 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 / Blog / Dave Zirin
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 / Blog / John Nichols