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Thankful for President Trump: Thanksgiving with Stop the Steal

Jarrod Shanahan

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On Thanksgiving morning supporters of President Trumpโ€™s doomed reelection effort descended on the Loop neighborhood of Chicago to raise the battle cry โ€œStop the Steal!โ€ The โ€œstealโ€ in this tortured locution is the purported Democratic Party ...

โ€œRemember What My Number Isโ€: RIP Toots Hibbert

Mike Morgan

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54-46 was Toots Hibbertโ€™s prison number.ย  He sang it out loud on the electrifying track 54-46 Thatโ€™s My Number (1969), one of a crop of tunes that made Toots and the Maytals a household name on ...

โ€œThe Trial of the Chicago Sevenโ€: A Review

David Ranney

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There have been a number of reviews written about Aaron Sorkinโ€™s film The Trial of the Chicago Seven (available on Netflix). The film is a fictional account of the trial of leaders of the anti Vietnam ...

Response To John Brown and The Good Lord Bird

Tom Bura

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Note from the Editors:ย  A few weeks ago, we ran an interview with Marty Brown, a descendant of one of John Brownโ€™s children. We had come across Marty via a letter that she wrote to the ...

Drawing Ourselves into the Picture

Mike Morgan

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My mother Leah frequented the Durban Public Library in South Africa at least once a week.ย  As the youngest child, I was often forced to tag along with her.ย  I enjoyed those sessions.ย  I used to ...

2020 Election–Impressions and Reflections

John Garvey

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America appears to be divided into three more or less equal parts, at least when it comes to the election results.ย  Thus far, just under 78 million people voted for Biden; about 73 million voted for ...

To Make New England Go Red

Tanzeem Ajmiri

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As I switched tabs on my computer back and forth between the documentary on Ancient Egypt and the election night results, my phone buzzed. It was my cousin informing me that Trump was leading in Rhode ...

Class on Crack

Ilja Svenouz

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This is a story about crack, and everything that cracks underneath its weight. For the uninitiated, some exposition is warranted. The genre of the gonzo drug abuse romp has had its day, and neither is this ...

โ€˜No Condescending Saviors:’ A Personal Tribute to Noel Ignatiev

Gary Fields

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Hard Crackers founding editor Noel Ignatiev died a year ago today. In his memory, we are running in full this tribute written by a longtime comrade and friend of his. We also plan to publish a ...

John Brownโ€”โ€œone of the most clear-sighted and courageous patriots our nation has ever producedโ€

Hard Crackers Editors

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An Interview with Marty Brown Marty Brown is a descendant of Jason Brown, one of John Brownโ€™s children.ย  She lives in Portland, Oregon.ย  We contacted her after we read a letter that she had written to ...
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