Missouri

Protests Erupt as Republicans Launch Nationwide Attack on Workers

Transgender Community Faces 'Attacks on Humanity' in Six More States

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Conservatives nationwide "have clearly learned nothing from the self-inflicted damage caused by North Carolina's discriminatory HB2 law"

Leading Rights Groups Launch 'Wave of Litigation' to Protect Abortion Access

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Center for Reproductive Rights say 'these laws...

From Citizens United to Ranked-Choice Voting: Democracy on the Ballot 2016

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

'We can no longer allow wealthy special interests to continue to drown out the...

Ferguson-Area Cities "Terrorizing" Poor Through Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons: Federal Lawsuit

Planned Parenthood Official Faces Jail Time for Refusing to Submit Records

'Yuuuge' Turnout Could Hand Sanders Big Wins on Tuesday

Floridians Flock to Rallies as Donations Flood Sanders Campaign

Epic Missouri Filibuster Ends in 'Major Scarring of Equality'

'Justice is Priceless': DOJ Sues Ferguson Over Refusal to Change Discriminatory Policies

'Incredible' Winter Flooding Along Mississippi River Could Be Historic

Beyond Mizzou: Fight for Racial Justice Spreads to Campuses Nationwide

After School Community Unites Against Campus Racism, President Forced to Resign

Ferguson "People's Report" Unveils Bold Plan To Achieve Racial Equity

Policy Failures 'Permeated All Aspects' of Police Reponse in Ferguson: Report

Police Arrest 50 Demonstrators as State of Emergency Declared in Ferguson

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A Different Day For Ferguson

Declaring "we're all in this together," Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, the new, black, homegrown police commander in Ferguson, ordered cops to remove SWAT gear and gas masks and then marched with protesters, prompting what observers called a stunning mood change in what had felt like a war zone hours before. Ordered by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to replace clueless, thuggish local police, Johnson said he understood "the anger and fear (of) residents... We all want justice, we all want answers."