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Hard Crackers Editors on WBAI

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On this week’s episode of WBAI radio’s Deadline NYC, our editors John Garvey and Mike Morgan sat down with veteran journalist Tom Robbins for a discussion of their early political development and the Hard Crackers project. ...

On the Current Crisis in South Africa

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Hard Crackers has reached out to a South African independent social justice publication called New Frame Magazine.  New Frame describes itself as such:  We are dedicated to a pro-poor, pro-working class focus that aims to report ...

John Brown—“one of the most clear-sighted and courageous patriots our nation has ever produced”

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

Situation Report (SITREP) from the Hard Crackers Editors – A Communiqué on our Next Print Issue – Hard Crackers Magazine #8

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[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] A while back, we, the editors, had announced our intention to return to publishing Hard Crackers Magazine in the print format.  ...

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“We’ve been thinking about a world without policing, a world where we can actually survive”: A conversation with Stickii and Shae Shae

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In Part I of this conversation, we heard from Stickii and Shae Shae about their experiences with police growing up in Springfield, MA and what got them into the streets protesting from a young age. Now, ...

New Developments at Hard Crackers

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We are pleased to announce that three new people have joined the Hard Crackers Editorial Group.  They are Chris Alexander, Justine Johnson and Steve Lorenz.  We are confident that their participation will allow us to do ...

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Roundtable Discussion II on the Anti-Police Brutality Insurgency

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Can a movement be built that relies upon different forms of action without being substantially limited by the political views that perhaps inform the least militant of the protestors?  Importantly, young people, frequently including teenagers, have ...

“I experienced a lot of violent shit and never once did it cross my mind to call the police”: A conversation with STiCKii and ShaeShae

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Having spent the last decade organizing against police violence and for queer youth of color in Springfield, MA, STiCKii and ShaeShae break down their thoughts on the protests against police violence. STiCKii: My dad was black ...

CoreCivic Responds to Hard Crackers

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Well, well, well, imagine our surprise when we received an email message from Ryan Gustin, the Public Affairs Manager of CoreCivic, the outfit that operates the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Tennessee, in response to an ...

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What is the American Ruling Class Up To?

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More importantly, how might we respond?– A Hard Crackers Roundtable Series  John: Let me begin with what is probably obvious.  The last several weeks have witnessed an extraordinary explosion of protests, of just about every imaginable variety, ...