Sunday’s Super Bowl will mark the tenth time Tom Brady has played in American football’s biggest game. I understand that people are tired of hearing about Tom Brady. For 20 years now, his name has been on the lips of sports fans, and not too long after his first Super Bowl victory, people who weren’t […]
My first reading glasses
Just after the New Year, I picked up my first pair of reading glasses at the Family Dollar around the block from my house. It wasn’t part of a New Year’s resolution; in fact, it was a long time coming. Although I have always had good eyesight and have never worn glasses, I scheduled an […]
Class on Crack
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 a PSA. It is a true story about segregation, class and race, and a kind of cultural dissonance that […]
‘No Condescending Saviors:’ A Personal Tribute to Noel Ignatiev
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 printed issue of Hard Crackers to memorialize Noel’s life and thought in the coming months. –The editors It was […]
Situation Report (SITREP) from the Hard Crackers Editors – A Communiqué on our Next Print Issue – Hard Crackers Magazine #8
A while back, we, the editors, had announced our intention to return to publishing Hard Crackers Magazine in the print format. The deadline for written submissions has now been established and it is December 31, 2020. All writers please take note. The focus of this issue will be on the year 2020, the Year of […]
COVID, protest, and now fire: Portland at a tipping point
The past four months in Portland have felt like nature doling out warning slaps, demonstrating the fragility of all of our systems. In the midst of years of far right groups mobilizing and marching in the city, months of militant and bold demonstrations against police violence, and after COVID had arrived earlier, our local and national […]