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White Supremacy


REG-GIE! REG-GIE! REG-GIE!

James Stephens

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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 ...

Fanon, Floyd, and Me

Shemon

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It is one thing to hold a sign that says “abolish the police;” it is another to burn the 3rd Precinct down. As a non-Black arrivant Muslim, I was inserted into a field of politics I ...

The Big Takeover

Jarrod Shanahan

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On January 6th a determined mob from across the United States descended on Washington, D.C. They rumbled with police, overturned barricades, breached the perimeter of the United States Capitol, and smashed their way into the building ...

“The Trial of the Chicago Seven”: A Review

David Ranney

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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 ...

Response To John Brown and The Good Lord Bird

Tom Bura

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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 ...

2020 Election–Impressions and Reflections

John Garvey

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America appears to be divided into three more or less equal parts, at least when it comes to the election results.  Thus far, just under 78 million people voted for Biden; about 73 million voted for ...

‘No Condescending Saviors:’ A Personal Tribute to Noel Ignatiev

Gary Fields

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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 ...

John Brown—“one of the most clear-sighted and courageous patriots our nation has ever produced”

Hard Crackers Editors

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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 ...

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 ...

“We’ve been thinking about a world without policing, a world where we can actually survive”: A conversation with Stickii and Shae Shae

Hard Crackers Editors

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In Part I of this conversation, we heard from Stickii and Shae Shae about their experiences with police growing up in Springfield, MA and what got them into the streets protesting from a young age. Now, ...
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