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When does the Ferguson story end?

From Political Theology, “no justice, no peace”: Vincent Lloyd on the tragedy of Ferguson. From The Christian Post, “the soul of the white church has yet to be ashamed”: Austin Channing on how the white church still doesn't get the danger of being black. From ENS, what should the Episcopal Church be doing about Ferguson? From Tikkun, Craig Wiesner on how Jesus died with his hands up, too. Jay Michaelson on why Jews should care about Ferguson. Ellie Hall goes inside the world of white Ferguson on Facebook: The exchanges of predominantly white commenters reveal frustration, and a deep cultural divide. From Boing Boing, Tom Craver on a future dictator's guide to disrupting protests: Watching the small-town cops of Ferguson play GI Joe with their Army-surplus machine-guns is scary enough — but what happens when the tech-smarts of Google trickles down to the Barney Fifes of America? California mayor urges cops to wear body cameras after Ferguson. Another Missouri shooting, caught on tape, proves it's time to outfit police with cameras. Julianne Hing on the case for body-mounted cameras on cops. Sara Libby on how even when police do wear cameras, don't count on seeing the footage (and more). AJ Vicens on why putting body cameras on cops is hardly a cure-all for abuses. You want to put an end to police brutality and other examples of injustice? Then embrace sousveillance laws. Jesse Singal on how eyewitness accounts in Ferguson — and everywhere else — are very flawed. Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and DeNeen L. Brown on Ferguson protesters: The peaceful, the elders, the looters, and the “militants”. Rich Lowry is against the Ferguson mob. What should protesters be demanding in #Ferguson? From TNR, when does the Ferguson story end? At least two things probably need to happen first; and Ferguson can learn a lot from the Cincinnati race riots of 2001: We've been here before — a solution exists. Ferguson is about to become just another forgotten Google trend; the question is: When? Jared Keller on how Fresh Prince of Bel-Air anticipated Ferguson more than 20 years ago.