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Race


Returning to Lovecraft

Chad Manburg

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“That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die.” — H.P.L. NOTE: Contains minor spoilers. Don’t get me wrong — I used to devour books and enjoyed other genres besides ...

Roundtable Discussion II on the Anti-Police Brutality Insurgency

Hard Crackers Editors

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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 ...

The Shebeen

Mike Morgan

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Here’s a bit of a lingo lesson.  A shebeen, according to Wikipedia, is an illegal establishment (in Ireland, Scotland and South Africa) that specializes in the sale of distilled alcoholic beverages and is typically regarded as ...

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“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

Hard Crackers Editors

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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 ...

Am I Allowed to Breathe?

Eric King

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Am I allowed to breathe? Is that a punishable offense? Am I allowed to feel Is that a shot? Are my thoughts read like my letters scanned and stored to be used against me later My ...

“So Are White People”: A Discussion of Race, Class, and Police Violence

JS: Last week President Trump was asked about the epidemic of Black people murdered by police in the United States. His response was: “So are white people. More white people, by the way.”  TA: I have ...

Running Toward the New World

James Stephens

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I am a runner. I am not fast. I don’t compete save for a few odd races here and there, and I’m not really competing in those except against myself. I’m not much for group runs ...

The Unenviable Task of Explaining How The Punisher is Actually Cool

Nate McDonough

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Just so you know, this isn’t gonna be a ‘WOW THE PUNISHER IS COOL, YOU REMEMBER THE TIME HE RENTED A JETSKI?!’ sort of comics piece. It’s mostly just an anti-cop polemic. ACAB. Anyways, let’s get started. ...

What is the American Ruling Class Up To?

Hard Crackers Editors

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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, ...

Nothing Less Than Total Repudiation

Dan Dewalt

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White America is reeling from being exposed to the truth. We are like the children of a mobster who wake up to the headlines that our dear father, who brought us home candy and protected us ...