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Creative strategies that could have worked in aftermath of George Floyd Murder

May 30, 2020 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Democracy, Ferguson, Police, Racial issues Leave a comment

It did not work well in Ferguson, MO in 2014; it certainly is not working well now in Minneapolis and a host of other cities. Are there other ways to deal with citizen concerns besides massive displays of armed power?

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The Ferguson dilemma: When keeping up appearances is not enough

August 16, 2015 Willy Kessler Cities, Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

A recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that described the way that the small St. Louis County municipality of Pagedale was condemning inhabited,

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Ferguson bus tour: Beyond the riot-porn

June 17, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Ferguson, Media, Missouri region Leave a comment

There’s a lot more to Ferguson, Missouri than what we’ve seen in the media. After Michael Brown was killed by a Ferguson cop, and

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Black power can only do so much to solve our racial problems

June 16, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Congress, Courts, Economy, Ferguson, Good government, Human Rights, Justice, Police Leave a comment

One of the interesting differences between the discord following the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, MO and Baltimore is to what extent

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On Fox, Ferguson is a media sport and a blood sport

March 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Legal issues/Law, Media, Violence Leave a comment

They had to do it; they just had to do it. They had to gloat about the findings of the Justice Department’s Report on

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Canfield Gardens

Holder’s Justice Department Report offers credibility on Ferguson

March 9, 2015 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Guns, Police, Violence Leave a comment

From the moment that Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren Wilson, it’s been virtually impossible to get credible and reliable information about

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“Guns ‘n’ Hoses” needs a name change

January 25, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Ferguson, Missouri region Leave a comment

At the risk of being labeled a wet blanket, I’d like to lodge a complaint against Gun ‘n’ Hoses. The event is an evening

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Rooting for the grand juror in his lawsuit vs. Bob McCulloch

January 6, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Ethics, Ferguson, Legal issues/Law, Missouri region Leave a comment

A member of the Darren Wilson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch, claiming that McCulloch publicly mis-characterized the grand

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After Ferguson: Who makes the rules?

December 12, 2014 Steve Sorkin Activism, Ferguson Leave a comment

I recently had the misfortune of hearing KMOX radio [in St. Louis] while in the car. (Except for some Cardinals games, I haven’t listened

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Robert McCulloch used grand jury to exonerate Darren Wilson

Ferguson: McCulloch used grand jury to exonerate Darren Wilson

November 28, 2014 Madonna Gauding Ferguson, Justice One comment

When a person is arrested for probable cause, a prosecutor convenes a grand jury in order to bring an indictment. But, St. Louis County

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