Reading this pamphlet, which was published in 2015. It's highly relevant and helpful to situate the events of the past week within a broader context. You can get it from @Mehring_Books. I'll share some important points from it here (1/) Since 1990, the US gov has transferred billions worth of arms, ammunitions, armored vehicles, and other DoD property to local police departments and even university police. Obama oversaw a huge expansion of this operation to militarize the police (2/)