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Linn Washington is a weekly columnist for the Philadelphia Tribune and This Can't Be Happening. Washington writes frequently on inequities in the criminal justice system, ills in society and failings of the news media. He teaches multi-media urban journalism at Temple University.
Monday, April 23, 2012 Occupy The Justice Department Implicates Obama Administration Integrity
Freeing political prisoners languishing in U.S. prisons plus ending deprivations like the death penalty, torture and mass incarceration are demands of the Occupy The Justice Department movement. Responding to these rightful demands is a key test of Obama Administration integrity.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 Student Photographer's Arrest: Snapshot of Systemic Abuse (1 comments)
The arrest of a student photographer in Philadelphia for simply photographing police in public again highlights disturbing issues of police abuse and prosecutors condoning that abuse -- also evident in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 White Sheets Surrounding Florida Teen's Slaying (1 comments)
The suspicious fatal shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin by a town watch operative with a checkered past raises twin issues of race and wrong-headed legislation.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 Republicans and America's Rancid Dance With Racism (4 comments)
Republican presidential candidates utilizing race-tainted rhetoric is an old tactic...interestingly a tactic criticized by civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 "occupy London" Starts Church Row (1 comments)
Money issues of who-gets-what drives 'Occupy' movement worldwide and in London a unique money issue pits the "Occupy London Stock Exchange" effort against the historic St. Paul's Cathedral.
Friday, October 21, 2011 New Campaign To Flush Corporate Control From Congress (1 comments)
A new direction in the 'Occupy' movement sweeping America seeks to occupy Congress with new members next year -- members beholding to 'the people' not wealthy corporations and individuals.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 Family Feud: Blacks Battle Blacks over Criticism of Obama (2 comments)
Criticism of Obama Administration policies among blacks is causing a nasty intra-family feud with Obama supporters seeking to silence his critics with claims that criticism of the beleaguered president aids his enemies.
Friday, May 27, 2011 Fed Wrist-slap for Wachovia Shows Drug War Farce (2 comments)
Big banks getting big breaks from federal prosecutors when caught involved with drug dealing exposes a facet of the Drug War farce.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Obama's Terror War Misses Domestic Targets
An insidious form of domestic terrorism ravishing thousands of governmental employees in America escapes targeting in the vaulted War on Terrorism because its as American as apple pie.
Monday, April 4, 2011 Mass Incarceration Creates Big Mess Across America (4 comments)
Mass incarceration is a slow-death that slaughters inmates, their families and their communities yet this scourge is ignored by President Obama who justifies intervention in Libya on the grounds of stopping slaughter.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Report Underscores Ticking Time Bomb Of US Nuke Power Plants (1 comments)
Nuclear power plants once heralded as a panacea for producing pollution free electricity in America hold dangerous potentials for devastation across the United States according to a new report on 14 'near misses' at U.S. plants.
Saturday, March 12, 2011 Pa's Corbett Expands Conservative War on Middle-class (2 comments)
Pa's first-term Republican Governor recently proposed draconian cuts in education funding from pre-K through college. Corbett's proposals continue the GOP's onslaught against the middle-class evident in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Surprisingly Bigots Back Black History Month Observance
Recent offensive remarks from two Republicans positioning themselves for presidential campaigns in 2010 highlight the need for Black History Month that seeks to correct inaccurate accounts.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 'Alley Cat' Ethics and Other Antics
Ethics reform looks good in news headlines but the true measure is protecting victims from abuse. The track record in Philadelphia of officials abusing the victims of municipal corruption undercuts claims of meaningful ethics reform.
Sunday, January 16, 2011 Momma Grizzly Mauls Smokey The Bear (1 comments)
Sarah Palin and other want the public to forget that playing with fire has destructive consequences. Outdoors enthusiast Palin should remember the message of Smokey The Bear: "Only you can prevent forest fires."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Not A Video Game: Grand Theft - The Constituion (3 comments)
Misappropriating the U.S. Constitution for partisan posturing is the latest game being played by the GOP -- another stunt with debilitating consequences for American democracy.
Friday, December 31, 2010 Righting an Ugly Wrong: Compassion or Crass Politics
Credit Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour for righting the horrific wrong of the Scott sisters serving double life sentences for an $11 robbery but question the real motive.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 America Criticized For Human Rights Abuses (3 comments)
Nations around the world recently criticized human rights abuses in America, mainly in the criminal justice system, during a United Nations human rights review.
Saturday, October 23, 2010 New Report: Racism Still Pollutes Tea Party Ranks
The Tea Party movement, according to a new report, is a magnet for many of the nation's most hatred-spewing extremists, some of whom hold leadership posts in this movement according to the new report "Tea Party Nationalism."
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Deception and Devastation: The Ignored Dark-Sides of Suffering Joblessness
Loss of income isn't the only problem confronting the unemployed who endure mental depression and embarrassment -- life-wrenching weights that rarely receive any attention in examinations of the 'issue of joblessness.'
Friday, October 15, 2010 Corporate Charters Get the Cash: Philadelphia Charter School Battle Casts Shadow Nationwide
Public education reform advocates extol the benefits of charter schools but a battle in Philadelphia pitting a professed reform-minded schools superintendent against an innovative charter school exposes issues often ignored. This battle carries consequence nationwide.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 American Justice on Trial: Gratuitous Police Violence, False Testimony by Police, and a Rush to Bad Judgment (4 comments)
False arrests by police from either honest mistakes or malicious misconduct constitute an unspoken scandal in America's criminal justice system. A proposal in the GOP's recently release "Contract With America" would aggravate this false arrest scandal by making it easier for police to utilize illegally seized evidence in courts.
Saturday, October 2, 2010 Insider Analysis: Predictions of Democatic Defeat Premature (1 comments)
Third highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Congress dismisses news media/pollster predictions of Republican snatching control of Capitol Hill in the November elections.
Sunday, September 5, 2010 Misery of Massive Unemployment Mocks Meaning of Labor Day (3 comments)
While President Obama deserves criticism for failing to forcefully address the massive levels of unemployment ravishing America, credit his jobs creation in an overlooked sector: anti-Obama paraphernalia.
Monday, August 30, 2010 Expat Sees Return of Scary Times (3 comments)
Expat sees parallels between the Red Scare of the fifties -- which forced him to flee America -- and the intolerance against minorities and Muslim rampant today in American and around Western Europe.
Friday, June 25, 2010 Prosecutors Perpetuate Prejudice in Jury Selection
Racial prejudice still pervades the jury selection practices of prosecutors in the U.S. according to a detailed examination contained a recent report released by the Equal Justice Initiative.
Friday, May 21, 2010 For Biased Judges Even White Doesn't Make (1 comments)
Judicial antics in a Philadelphia case highlight serious problems in American justice system.
