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Call for Submissions: Hard Crackers #9, Another Place

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Hard Crackers Magazine is looking for submissions for our next print issue.   It’s not Revolution #9 (the Beatles song), nor Love Potion #9 (the Clovers one).  Rather, it’s Hard Crackers #9. We have decided on “Another ...

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From the Vault

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The Hard Crackers project is just over five years old.  During that time, we have published almost a hundred articles in nine issues of our print journal and posted more than 350 articles on our web ...

“We Did Not Get Permission”: A Discussion With Julian Prairie

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When New York City dragged its feet on erecting a statue to honor Stonewall veteran and pioneering queer liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson, some local artists decided to take matters into their own hands. We sat ...

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An Analysis of the System is Protective: An Interview with Scott Nappalos

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Scott Nappalos is a health care worker in California.  We asked him for an interview because we thought that he would be able to provide some insights into the realities and challenges of health and health ...

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Fighting Books for a New Fighting Generation

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We recently sat down with four of the people involved in the revitalization of the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company to talk about the re-emergence of the company, the new books that have either just been ...

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I Quit!: On Leaving My Social Work Job During the Pandemic

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In previous interviews, we have highlighted the challenges of working during a global pandemic, including the fears and anxieties of ordinary workers. While many have continued to work with little protection, rearranging their lives to accommodate ...

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Issue #8 available for order now

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We are happy to announce that we are resuming with our regular printed issues. Our summer issue invites our readers to return to the tumultuous changes of 2020 that continue to shape our present. Below is ...

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A Tribute to Noel Ignatiev

Special Issue: A Tribute to Noel Ignatiev

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Noel Ignatiev started the Hard Crackers project in early 2016. It was his brainchild. Noel steadfastly maintained that the so-called ordinary people of our world hold in their grasp the potential to be extraordinary in all ...

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Top 20 of 2020

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We entered 2020 with a renewed commitment to the Hard Crackers project. The year has shaped up to be one that none of us could have imagined, not even in our wildest dreams. We’d like to ...

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The DOE’s Forgotten Stepchild: NYC’s District 75 Deals with COVID-19  

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District 75 is a specialized district within the NYC Department of Education. It is a completely segregated school district for special needs students between the ages of 3 and 21 including those dealing with Autism Spectrum ...

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