It was 1984, and Ronald Reagan was in the fourth year of his presidency. The country was awash in the mythology of patriotism and family
by Merle Hoffman I have an old friend who lives in North Miami. She’s bright, solidly middle class, married and a mother. She also carries
by Merle Hoffman “It was the prison that had proved the best school. A more painful, but a more vital, school. Here I had been
I am going to miss Ronald Reagan. Miss him in places of personal history and political passion. Miss him in a very special way because
It seemed to have happened quietly, quickly, very subtly. It was there, overshadowing everything else, demanding immediate attention – The funny part about it was
by Merle Hoffman “I love your enemies because they drive you to my arms for comfort” -Edna St. Vincent Millay – 1941 I was very
by Merle Hoffman learned about paddings accidentally many years ago. It was in a time before my consciousness was raised. I was 18, incurably romantic,
by Merle Hoffman The question came at me from left field. It was raining, cold and very early in the morning. I was standing behind
by Merle Hoffman MH: How did you achieve your level of political consciousness and activism? PK: One of my mottos is that “The personal is the political,
by Merle Hoffman have always worn a lot of black, even when it was out of fashion. Perhaps it was my flair for the dramatic
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