Linn Washington

Not a Video Game: Grand Theft – the Constitution

Maybe it’s not a violation of criminal statutes. But the misappropriation of the U.S. Constitution by conservatives for their partisan posturing – as illustrated in last week’s reading of …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

January 13, 2011

Righting an Ugly Wrong: Compassion or Just Crass Political Calculation?

An outrageous assertion by a potential presidential candidate who praised a group which had notoriously and openly supported racial segregation played a role in finally righting one of the …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

January 5, 2011

Linn Washington, Jr. | America Criticized For Human Rights Abuses

Given the sensationalism in mainstream US news media coverage of alleged sexual impropriety charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden, it’s no surprise that other significant news …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

December 10, 2010

An Epidemic of Brutality: Oakland Filmmaker Feels Police Wrath

Hours after San Francisco Bay Area radio show host J.R. Valrey screened his documentary film about police brutality at a university in Philadelphia daily newspapers in that city carried …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

November 5, 2010

New Report: Racism Still Pollutes Tea Party Ranks

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), head of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress, constantly dismisses charges about racism roiling within the ranks of the Tea Party, despite her fingerprints frequently …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

October 25, 2010

Philly Knows Better: Republican Scam Machine Again Tries to Smear Obama and Black Activists as Racists

Yet another Republican attack charging “reverse racism” is in play, this one datelined Philadelphia. The usual suspects – right-wing operatives, conservative media commentators and GOP Congressmen – are portraying …

By: Linn Washington &; Ken Ward Jr. ,; Truthout

July 27, 2010

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