Ta-Nahisi Coates has the best commentary I’ve seen on the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson police department. Even though Officer Darren Wilson was not charged, the report itself focused on something much bigger and more important, which is the systemic exploitation of the black community to raise funds for the city. As Henry Farrell wrote, Ferguson was being run like a racket. And, of course, this isn’t an isolated thing. This is going on in communities around the country. See also Charles Pierce.

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