‘Dunkirk’ and the West’s myopia about World War II – The Washington Post

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter. “Dunkirk,” the taut blockbuster by British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan, is one of the runaway successes of the summer, grossing more than $300 million worldwide…

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Justice Dept sues the City of Ferguson to force policing reform – The Washington Post

The Department of Justice filed a civil suit against the City of Ferguson, Mo., alleging that the city’s policing practices violate residents’ civil rights. Here’s what you need to know. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) The Department of Justice filed a 56-page civil lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Ferguson, Mo. alleging that, 18 months after the police…

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The Ferguson Protests Worked

Credit: Jake Reeves/The Huffington Post FERGUSON, Mo. — Nearly a half-century ago, a University of Missouri law professor named T.E. Lauer issued a warning. Missouri’s network of municipal courts, he wrote, were “a modern anomaly” generally “overlooked or ignored as the misshapen stepchildren of our judicial system.” It was “disgraceful,” he argued, that poor people…

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Two police officers shot in Ferguson protest | US news | The Guardian

Reports have emerged that two police officers have been shot at a protest in Ferguson. The reports came shortly after midnight, early on Thursday. Our news report here has further details on the shootings: Two police officers have been shot during a protest in Ferguson, according to reports. Gunfire was heard at a protest outside…

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Ferguson Inc. – Sarah Kendzior – POLITICO Magazine

Wednesday’s news from the Justice Department that the Ferguson police are racially biased would not surprise any of the protestors who have kept the faith in this struggling suburb. /.shifty-wrapper It is their daily lives that were coldly recounted in a Justice Department report, six months in the making, that studied 35,000 pages of police…

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Here are 7 racist jokes Ferguson police and court officials made over email – Vox

The US Department of Justice found many, many things wrong in its investigation into the Ferguson Police Department, including a pattern of racial bias. But perhaps the most disturbing findings were the racist email exchanges between police and court officials, which show outright hostility and prejudice toward the St. Louis suburb’s black residents. Here are…

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