John Melvin and Michael Carlson

Apr 12 2019 4 minutes

While the Media Talks “Varsity Blues,” Eerily Quiet on Gangs

“It is high time for media sources and critics to alike engage in serious introspection on their seemingly universal reticence—some might say outright resistance—to responsibly report and comment on gangs.”

Feb 24 2019 3 minutes

When Debating the Border, Let’s Remember Gangs

“With well over one million gang members criminally operating in the United States…Terms like ‘occupation’ come to mind.”