District 75 is a specialized district within the NYC Department of Education. It is a completely segregated school district for special needs students between the ages of 3 and 21 including those dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), significant cognitive delays and emotional disturbances. An estimated 90% of the 25,000 students in District 75’s 400 […]
COVID in Prison
When COVID-19 hit everybody was watching the news. We all saw the spread, then the deaths that followed. The prison here seemed to be on standby for like two months before we, “the inmates,” were issued ONE! just one, mask. Then, a week later we were issued another, 2nd! mask. Soon after, we were told […]
Murphy’s Law – A Day in the Life
Murphy’s Law was in full effect for me today (Saturday). Murphy’s Law is not quite Sod’s Law, nor is it exactly Finagle’s Law, although they all capture the same sentiment. The tenet of Murphy’s Law is “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” The older I get the more I seem to be bedeviled […]
“The Last Stand of Freedom in America”
“How many of you have an easy life?” the speaker asked the audience. To his dismay a handful of people raised their hands. “Well, okay, I guess some of you have it good, but many of you clearly don’t.” His voice could be barely heard and the audience shouted at him to speak into the […]
Hard Crackers Editors on WBAI
On this week’s episode of WBAI radio’s Deadline NYC, our editors John Garvey and Mike Morgan sat down with veteran journalist Tom Robbins for a discussion of their early political development and the Hard Crackers project. The episode can be heard here. (Note: the Deadline segment begins after the 1:00 mark.) Thanks to Tom and […]
On the Current Crisis in South Africa
Hard Crackers has reached out to a South African independent social justice publication called New Frame Magazine. New Frame describes itself as such: We are dedicated to a pro-poor, pro-working class focus that aims to report faithfully and informatively about the lives and struggles of working class people, the marginalized and unemployed, shack-dwellers and migrants. […]