What Clashes in Ferguson tell us
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From the Left
OPINION: In Ferguson, a sense of being left behindThe fire this time is about invisibility. Our society expects the police to keep unemployed, poorly educated African American men out of sight and out of mind. When they suddenly take center stage, illuminated by the flash and flicker of Molotov cocktails, we feign surprise.
From the Left
OPINION: Ferguson: The signal it sends about AmericaThe protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, want justice for the unarmed black teenager shot and killed there by a police officer. But the protests also reflect broader patterns of racial injustice across the country, from chronic police violence and abuse against black men to the persistent economic and social exclusion of communities of color.
From the Right
OPINION: The wrong way to restore peace in FergusonThe National Guard is better trained to use the big guns in Missouri.
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