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Thankful for President Trump: Thanksgiving with Stop the Steal
This piece was originally published on November 29, 2020 and is one of a series of Trump-related articles we're republishing.
On Thanksgiving morning supporters of President Trump’s doomed reelection effort descended on the Loop neighborhood of Chicago to raise the battle cry “Stop the Steal!” The “steal” in this tortured locution is the purported Democratic Party theft of the November presidential election, chronicled in a convoluted conspiracy theory that one conservative federal judge recently compared to “Frankenstein’s Monster,” as it is “haphazardly stitched together.”
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REG-GIE! REG-GIE! REG-GIE!
A seminal moment in my life occurred when I was about six years old. As we were walking back to our vehicle in the stifling summer heat after attending a Yankees game in the Bronx, a ...
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EDDY GET READY, ROCK STEADY!: The Equals, Eddy Grant, and Trump
Most people who are old enough remember the reggae singer Eddy Grant for his popular radio song in 1983 called Electric Avenue. Fewer know about his earlier seminal London rock combo, the Equals. Eddy Grant is ...
“Tell Everyone”: Candyman Redux for 2021
This article contains spoilers. It’s a dinner party in a two-story luxury condo in Chicago’s Near North side. Floor to ceiling windows and state-of-the-art amenities adorn the two-story unit, home to successful art agent Brianna Cartwright ...
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“Remember What My Number Is”: RIP Toots Hibbert
54-46 was Toots Hibbert’s prison number. He sang it out loud on the electrifying track 54-46 That’s My Number (1969), one of a crop of tunes that made Toots and the Maytals a household name on ...
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“The Trial of the Chicago Seven”: A Review
There have been a number of reviews written about Aaron Sorkin’s film The Trial of the Chicago Seven (available on Netflix). The film is a fictional account of the trial of leaders of the anti Vietnam ...
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Response To John Brown and The Good Lord Bird
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Note from the Editors: A few weeks ago, we ran an interview with Marty Brown, a descendant of one of John Brown’s children. We had come across Marty via a letter that she wrote to the ...
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To Make New England Go Red
As I switched tabs on my computer back and forth between the documentary on Ancient Egypt and the election night results, my phone buzzed. It was my cousin informing me that Trump was leading in Rhode ...
‘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 ...
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John Brown—“one of the most clear-sighted and courageous patriots our nation has ever produced”
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 ...
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