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The Ugly Smearing of Michael Brown

Victim Blaming

Even before Ferguson police accused the unarmed teenager shot by Officer Darren Wilson of robbery, the fringiest elements of the American right rushed to depict Brown as a thug.

Asawin Suebsaeng
Asawin Suebsaeng 

Senior Political Reporter

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Asawin Suebsaeng

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