This catharsis is necessary if America is to live up to its ideals once more, the price it has to pay to regain a moral authority that it has partly lost.
The outbreak of violence in the small Missouri town is a reminder of the continuing bias of American institutions against black people. This involves the police, the judicial system, schools and urban planning.
The former American Defense Secretary has brought out a damaging book about his former boss, and it’s already topped the bestseller lists: The similarities are striking.
This time, the governor and the municipalities took some initiative. But at moments like these, the difference between wealth and poverty appears at its most raw.