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5 posts in ‘st. louis’

In Depth

Ferguson’s Pound of Flesh

Ten years ago, the killing of Michael Brown exposed a system that extracts what little wealth marginalized people have. That system is still here.

Alexes Harris

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activism

The World Ferguson Made

Three activists from 'the Michael Brown generation' reflect on what changed in St. Louis after the uprisings—and what didn’t.

Walter Johnson, Derecka Purnell, Tef Poe & Blake Strode

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Essay

The Ferguson Decade

A decade on, Ferguson remains central for those working toward a world free from the harms of policing and prisons.

Adam McGee, Andrew Crespo & Premal Dharia

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Media

The Journalist Advocate

Since the days of Ferguson, I’ve used my editorial perch to amplify the voices of those crushed by our nation’s system of wealth extraction. If that also makes me an…

Tony Messenger

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Local jails

Radicalized at the Workhouse

The criminal legal system almost took my life from me. The anger that came after now fuels my life’s work.

Inez Bordeaux

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