21.08.2014 - 20:09 [ Common Dreams ]

‚This is the Story of Power in this Country‘: Ferguson, Institutionalized Racism and the Militarization of Police

The 1033 program

How did we come to this? The reasons are complex and deeply ingrained in America’s troubling racial history, but the source of the problem is simple: widespread partnerships between law enforcement and government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.