What would have happened on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What if a
Tag: Ferguson
After Ferguson: Who makes the rules?
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
After Ferguson: Small reforms, big potential
Ferguson has consequences—and some of them may be positive. The tragedy of Michael Brown’s death in August 2014 has been a consciousness-raiser with ramifications
Ferguson: McCulloch used grand jury to exonerate Darren Wilson
When a person is arrested for probable cause, a prosecutor convenes a grand jury in order to bring an indictment. But, St. Louis County
Ferguson grand jury: Same old inequality, different venue
The decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown is wrong in multiple ways, not the least of which
The Klan and Ferguson: Who didn’t see this coming?
A few day ago many sources reported on the efforts of the Missouri KKK to get in on the Ferguson action. The white-robed bubba
The real state of emergency in Ferguson
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s declaration of a “state of emergency” in Ferguson is bad news in many ways, but I’ve been struggling with finding
An honest way to prevent unrest in Ferguson: Do the right thing
There is justifiable concern about an outbreak of violence in Ferguson once the Grand Jury announces whether or not it is issuing an indictment
A young activist just made my Election Day
Standing in the rain outside a polling place today, touting my spouse/candidate for U.S. Congress–Arthur Lieber– I struck up a conversation with a young
Ferguson: It’s time to stop studying, already
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published an editorial titled, “A defining moment.” The editorial states that by creating a Ferguson Commission,,Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon