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Hard Times Reviewer

Matthew Vernon Whalan

Prisons, news, oral history, political commentary, book reviews, and more.

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Nikki D: "It Smelled Like Depression, and Death"

(I am helping Nikki D, an Alabama anti-prison activist in the free world and spokesperson for “Kinetik Justice,” write her memoirs, which will be serialized here and then published as a book. If you missed the introduction by imprisoned act...

9 days ago
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Audio Book Version of Bullock is Now Available for Sale on Audible

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The audio book version of Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison is out today and available for sale on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes, read by yours truly. Here is the link. If you’re someon...

18 days ago
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Oral History With Emmett Tatter on Being Charged With Voter Fraud, Republished in Counterpunch Magazine Today

Hard Times Reviewer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber, or making a one-time donation on Venmo @Matthew-Whalan-1.

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Reflections on Free Speech, "Planet Hank," and Substack Controversies

(Above: Vermont podcaster Hank Poitras throwing up double middle fingers.)

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The Memoirs of Nikki D: Early Life (Part One)

Decatur, Alabama

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    Matthew Vernon Whalan's work has appeared in The Alabama Political Reporter, Scheer Post, New York Journal of Books, Eunoia Review, Jacobin Magazine, and elsewhere. Author of Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison.

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