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 published or will be published in the near future, their plans for the future and the vision they have […]
Social Forces and Me
When my beat up 2009 Jetta with 70, 000 miles was stolen on the street in front of the apartment building where I live, I felt isolated, alone and a victim. It was the big impersonal badass city of San Francisco against me, the little guy. In a noir mystery, say by Dashiell Hammett, I […]
I Quit!: On Leaving My Social Work Job During the Pandemic
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 a deadly virus, some workers have decided enough is enough. In April of 2021, an estimated 4 million workers […]
Issue #8 available for order now
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 the editorial statement and a table of contents of the new issue. The year 2020 gave us a […]
Lest we forget: the coup in Honduras 2009
The following post was initially sent as an email message to a group of close friends. The author agreed to let us post it on Hard Crackers. Friends, As we read about the visits of Vice President Harris to Central America attempting to stem the tide of immigrants fleeing north to escape the poverty, corruption and […]
A Walk Down the Street in Seattle
Located on the corner of 128th St and Aurora Avenue are a Vietnamese noodle house, a Chick-fil’A, a used car lot, and a construction supply company that doubles as a used car lot, the latter presumably meeting the needs of contractors searching for vinyl flooring adhesive and a ’97 Camry. Highway 99 connects Canada to […]