Michael Brown

On racial segregation in American schools, using the example of St. Louis, Missouri, and its Normandy district.

• By Nikole Hannah-Jones

A new study suggests police may search and use force more often against black and Hispanic men they perceive to be large.

• By Kate Wheeling

Television news media is creating a false symmetry of violence.

• By Aaron Major

President Obama’s Second Chance Pell Pilot could help former prisoners be part of the solution to problems of concentrated poverty.

• By Mary Alice McCarthy & Patricia Hart

The mysterious "patriot" group returned to Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.

• By Jared Keller

A new theory detailing why people engage in racist and spiteful behavior highlights how we act most altruistically toward those similar to ourselves. At a time when racial discrimination at the hands of law enforcement is so prevalent, could understanding the scientific underpinnings of such feelings prevent similar conduct in the future?

• By Charlotte Lytton

Platforms that bill themselves as revolutionary are learning what that really means.

• By Susie Cagle

Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

• By Nikole Hannah-Jones

The events of summer 2014 in a small town in Missouri are a culmination of decades of reports about race, policing, and class. We review Ferguson news in the larger research context.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A new report by the Justice Department in the Ferguson investigation shows just how far racial bias can extend.

• By Wes Judd

Local police departments should reflect the communities they serve, but fixing that alone won’t curb unnecessary violence.

• By Lauren Kirchner