Crime Podcasts and Mass Incarceration: An Unlikely Partnership
Written by Myron J. Clifton The movement to end mass incarceration in all of its forms continues to gain momentum as more Americans understand the systemic unfairness and tally the…
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The Bike Ride
It was a typical summer mid-afternoon day in Oakland. The weather was typically moderate and the sky was typically large and beautiful and we were outside typically playing, running, laughing, arguing, and riding our bikes between games of street football, baseball, and roughhousing.
Is America Canceled?
America, Canceled: 1776 – 2017, give or take. Politicians boldly proclaim America as The Greatest Country in the World. A Democracy unparalleled in world history. A City on Hill. A…
Hamilton and The Handmaid’s Tale – Alternative American History
Hamilton and The Handmaid’s Tale – Alternative American History Written by Myron J. Clifton Like many of who take vacation and bring along a few books to read while lounging…
Technology Killed America
The promises were seductive. Promises of technological advances elicited awe and excitement from Americans still getting used to indoor plumbing, electricity, telephones, and televisions that transmitted a few stations and…
Active Shooter Safety Guide -PSA
America was shocked, again, with mass shootings over the last two weeks. Mass murders in Gilroy at the famous Garlic festival, then El Paso, Texas, and finally in Dayton, Ohio.…
Drive Through: Rideshare Stories
Drive Through: Rideshare Stories Written by Myron J. Clifton A couple of years ago, at the urging of a few friends and relatives, I decided to try driving for a…
Is America Already a Socialist Nation?
Author’s Note: Election 2020 is already the most important election of our lifetime. America is again at a fork on a rocky road with choices that do more than diverge;…
