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The Show Must Go On

Jarrod Shanahan

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This piece was originally published on September 30, 2020 and is one of a series of Trump-related articles we're republishing. “It’s so great that we are all together in one place,” a middle-aged white woman gushed, almost directly in my ear. “Trump was sent by God!” I had other theories, but she was right about one thing. Donald Trump’s “Great American Comeback Tour” had brought me and roughly a thousand other souls together, far too closely for comfort, in Mosinee, Wisconsin – Trump country – as part of the President’s strategy to rally the hard-core of his electoral base leading up to the November election.

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“Fight the Government, Not Your Neighbor”

Cloee Cooper

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Last summer, I went to see my family in northern California, in a small town at the base of the highest peak of the Cascade range just south of the Oregon border. I woke up one ...

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The Anniversary

Chris Alexander

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The anniversary.  Two years ago, March 16th, 2020, the last time I lived in California. I took these shots on what was the eve before the world shut down. Looking west, the sun was setting over ...

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Talking Late-Capitalist Kenophobic ‘Post-Pandemic’ Blues

Josh Machlin

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I had finally googled it sometime in lockdown – ‘kenophobia,’ or a fear of open spaces – subtly different from agoraphobia (the fear of leaving the house for a public space of any kind – a ...

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A Matter of Life and Death: Winning the Fight for Vaccines

John Garvey

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It seems increasingly likely that a real end to the COVID pandemic will require all but universal vaccination.[1] There are three challenges that need to be met: The development of much more effective strategies to work ...

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More from the Vault: Where Dreams Go To Die

Shaun

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The following piece appeared in issue #8 of Hard Crackers, which can be purchased here.  I get to work late and hung over. I rush past the reference desk, past the remaining display of Black History ...

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

Hard Crackers Editors

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

Hard Crackers Editors

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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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Vee & Me Up In Here

Chris Alexander

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DMX is dead.  Admittedly, when he blew up in late 1990s, he wasn’t my go to for hip hop, although I did appreciate him.  He was unapologetically rough.  He was uncompromisingly raw, despite slick production.  That ...

Recurring Dreams

Mike Morgan

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My friend and fellow Hard Crackers editor Chris Alexander is largely responsible for this one.  Chris is a medical technologist in the emergency room of a busy downtown hospital in Detroit.  He performs CT scans (what ...
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