In this on-the-spot report, workers attending the funeral for Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday speak out against the policies of police murder and harassment, the militarization of local police departments and the conditions of widespread unemployment and poverty.
New prosecutor refuses to press charges against cop that killed Michael Brown
St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell has announced that no charges would be filed against Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot Brown in 2014.
Isaac Finn•
Voices from Ferguson, Missouri five years after the police murder of Michael Brown
Residents spoke about life in a country where the police kill with impunity to defend a capitalist social order based on historic levels of inequality.
Zac Corrigan•
Race, class and the protests against police violence in St. Louis, Missouri
As part of its efforts to inject racialist politics into the protests against the police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, groups around the Democratic Party held a “white allies only” rally.
Genevieve Leigh•
Protests over police violence enter third week in St. Louis
Protesters have held nightly demonstrations throughout the city ever since the acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley for the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith last month.
Genevieve Leigh•
Ed Hightower•
Genevieve Leigh, George Gallanis reporting from St. Louis•
Genevieve Leigh•
Nick Barrickman•
Tom Eley•