The Lesson From Ferguson: Riots Work

The country stands in room filled with gunpowder that could ignite an open insurrection, and the police departments are in the room waving a lit match at the people.

Justin King
By Justin King
A protester returns a tear gas canister fired by police into the crowd outside of the Ferguson city hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A protester returns a tear gas canister fired by police into the crowd outside of the Ferguson city hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson, Missouri (TFC) – After a cop killed an unarmed teenager, riots broke out. After the grand jury failed to indict the cop and the police tear gassed innocent protesters, riots broke out.

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(Audio) Historic Drought In Brazil Sparks Fear Of Civil Unrest

“Water restrictions are pretty arbitrary at the moment, but the state government is considering emergency rationing in the coming weeks: The most draconian plan could see residents without any water for five days a week”.

National Public Radio
By National Public Radio

Last Sunday, hundreds of Paulistanos, as the residents of Sao Paulo are known, dressed up and danced on the streets at one of the dozens of block parties that happen in advance of the annual celebration known as Carnival. Except this year – among the pirates and Viking bumblebees — some costumes had a more serious, if still not entirely sober,

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Fires Burn As Community Feels Pain Of Injustice: Dispatches From Ferguson

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon deploys National Guard troops following outpouring of community anger in response to grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Lesley McSpadden

Following Monday night's announcement by St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch that a grand jury would not indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the city of Ferguson, Missouri erupted in unrest fueled by an outpouring of emotion by those both outraged and saddened by the

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‘White On Pumpkin Crime’: Mainstream Riot Coverage From Ferguson, Missouri To Keene, New Hampshire

Twitter users and others compare difference in images, descriptions between white rioters in Keene and black protesters in Ferguson.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis

"These are no angels," Twitter user Isaiah A. Taylor said of the photograph that showed six young white men on top of an overturned car, beer cans aloft, as the crowd on the ground seemed to cheer them on. Over the weekend, crowds who attended the annual pumpkin festival in Keene, New Hampshire became violent as the event descended into a riot.

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World Bank Report Warns Of Increased Rioting As Food Prices Rise

A new report from the World Bank reflects the notion that a well-fed population is more willing to tolerate frustrations and perceived injustices than a starving one.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Tunisia Riots

The price of food internationally has risen 4 percent between January and April 2014. This marks the first increase in food prices since August 2012 -- the historical peak for food prices. Though the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization projects the second largest cereal harvest for 2014/2015, the world’s grain production is expected

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The Fall Of The House Of Detroit

While the city’s unelected “financial manager” steers Detroit into default, the truth is that millions of Americans knowingly abandoned Motor City.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
A decaying house in Detroit, Mich. (Photo/Angie Linder via Flickr)

A long time ago in a country long since forgotten by most alive today, the city of Detroit stood as an example of all that was good about America. Gleaming factories filled with unionized workers led by far-thinking industrialists churned out automobiles gobbled up by consumers around the world. It was the motor city, a mecca of mass production,

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