This longish (well, longer than a blog post) article by Jamelle Bouie, about the long history of official racism in Ferguson, does the most to supply context for the protests (and even the looting) in Ferguson of any article I’ve seen.
Somewhat related: Nobody Knows How Many Americans The Police Kill Each Year | FiveThirtyEight. The fact that we don’t even have an effective system to track deaths caused by police is appalling.
Both links via Obsidian Wings.
Thanks for the catch! And, I have no idea whatsoever what a rubric's cube would be or would do. But…
Much as I like the idea of a rubric's cube, it's spelled Rubik's cube. (Now what would a rubric's cube…
Great response to the Mace bill by AOC (video at link).
@bcb: Sometimes I think the whole election was an elaborate murder-suicide plot that the entire country is carrying out.
@Megalodon: They've made it clear that their first target is trans Americans. They'll get to that mass deportation stuff when…
Deadspin, of all places, is attempting to compile a list of police shootings from 2011-2013. They’re asking people to take a day and do an in-depth search for news articles; there’s more info at the link.