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Over 1,000 Protest in Ferguson, Call for Highway Shutdown Monday

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Aug 31, 2014 Well over 1,000 people peacefully marched through Ferguson on Saturday, some going door to door in prosecutor Robert McCulloch's neighborhood to demand he be removed or recuse himself. There are calls for shutting down highways on Labor Day. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ferguson Turmoil Continues With Another Shooting, More Arrests

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 The face-off between police and protesters in and around Ferguson, Mo., continued Tuesday, with tensions further kindled by reports of another police shooting and by more details about slain teenager Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Protests, Troops, an Autopsy and Amnesty International in Ferguson

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 As Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered National Guard troops into Ferguson, a preliminary autopsy revealed that police shot teen Michael Brown six times. Amnesty International ordered a delegation to monitor developments, and a local pastor called for the police chief's resignation after department leaks muddied clarity of the lead-up to the teen's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armor Clad Police Arrest Journalists After Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 Riot police dispersed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday night. Among 16 people arrested were two journalists, Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Missouri Outlaws Student-Teacher Facebook Friendship

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2011 The state-sponsored war on intimacy, fellowship and private contact continues in Missouri, where Gov. Jay Nixon just signed into law a bill forbidding any direct social networking contact between students and teachers. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )