Write an essay on the Netflix documentary 13th. What are the major themes it is saying about the prison industrial system and the racial inequities that exist in it? What are the positives of the Thirteenth Amendment? What are some of the issues with it? What are the issues with the way drug crimes have prosecuted in this country and the difference in the punishment of crack cocaine vs. powder cocaine? Finally, discuss the effects of Bill Clinton’s 1994 Crime Bill. Discuss the opinions of Van Lathan, Newt Gingrich, amongst others.
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Write an essay on the PBS documentary, An Honest Liar. Who is James Randi? What did his exposés on “Faith Healers” and others accomplish? Why was his work important? Was he just in exposing the people that he exposed or was he out of line? Finally, talk about what people in the documentary, like Penn & Teller or Bill Nye think of his work.