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Reggie Bush Links Ferguson, Palestinians

Reggie Bush Links Ferguson, Palestinians

Reggie Bush didn’t play football this weekend. But he jumped into the action on Twitter surrounding the Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.  The only Heisman Trophy winner compelled to give back the award

Missouri U.S. Sens. Urge Calm Following Ferguson Verdict

Missouri U.S. Sens. Urge Calm Following Ferguson Verdict

Missouri’s U.S. Senators are calling for calm in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.  “We must balance the rights of Americans to exercise

Nixon: Last Night Was Unacceptable, We Must Do Better

Nixon: Last Night Was Unacceptable, We Must Do Better

Tuesday during his press conference Gov. Jay Nixon said the the National Guard’s presence in Ferguson will be massively increased for tonight. Partial transcript as follows:  I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up this morning

Most Businesses Destroyed in Ferguson Minority Owned

Most Businesses Destroyed in Ferguson Minority Owned

FERGUSON, Missouri—-KMOV-TV reports that the majority of stores that were damaged or completely destroyed during Monday night’s violent riots in Ferguson were minority owned. Fire Departments around the St. Louis County Area put out 25 structural fires caused by vandals

ICONIC: Obama’s Split-Screen Ferguson Moment Will Endure

ICONIC: Obama’s Split-Screen Ferguson Moment Will Endure

President Barack Obama’s split-screen moment Monday night is a piece of iconography that will endure, a crystalizing meta-message that visually communicated the federal government’s impotence and Obama’s irrelevance. Even as Obama spoke a little after 10 p.m. ET Monday night

Ferguson Rage Spreads to NY: Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge

Ferguson Rage Spreads to NY: Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge

Over 1,000 protestors swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and blocked traffic Monday night as rage from Ferguson, Missouri, rolled across the nation.  Early Tuesday morning, NBC New York reported that “hundreds of other protestors” also took another bridge:  Hundreds of other