Farewell
We wish to inform our readers and supporters that after 10 years of publishing in print and online, Hard Crackers is closing up shop. This announcement brings with it a mix of pride and sadness: pride for lasting 10 years โ more than many! โ and sadness that it must come to an end. Launched …
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Eric Kingโs Ethics of Revolt
โThese jellyfish deserve no respect,โ writes Eric King, โand you wonโt give them any. You know they will hold you down seven-on-one and have a party while they beat you up. You know that your possessions will be destroyed. That your skin will be burned, that your body will be broken. It doesnโt matter at …
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Truths and Conspiracies
I confess that when I read a couple of analyses of the shooting at the White House Correspondentsโ Dinner that claimed it was a setup by Trump that I was tempted. I re-posted one account on my Facebook page. The coincidencesโthe lack of security in the hotel, the decision to withhold the name of the …
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Kneecap: The North of Ireland’s New Radical Voices
Disclaimer: This article talks about Northern Ireland (NI), the movie Kneecap, and the hip-hop group of the same name. I am an American who lived in Belfast for a short time and researched NI but I am not an expert or scholar. Kneecap, the hip-hop group from Belfast, Northern Ireland (NI),[1] are engaging in the …
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The Delivery Man
The unremarkable office, home to two ancient wooden desks, collapsing file cabinet and ever-present aroma of oil emanating from the uniforms worn by Glenn Ray and his two employees, looked out over two weathered fuel delivery trucks parked in the gravel parking lot. Each one, rusty red and blue, covered in dust and grime, carried …
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Three Poems
Brown Fields One by one by one, they take The hollow factories down. It gives The sons of sons of sons Of workers work to do. They donโt Just blast or bash the buildings all to pieces: The job is difficult and careful. First, the guts come out, and then The skin comes off, sheet-metal …
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From the Archives
โThe Last Stand of Freedom in Americaโ
โHow many of you have an easy life?โ the speaker asked the audience. To his dismay a handful of people raised their hands. โWell, okay, I guess some of you have it good, but many of you clearly donโt.โ His voice could be barely heard and the audience shouted at him to speak into the …
The Fire Down Below
The popular saying is โWhere thereโs smoke, thereโs fire.โย It is often used to explain the reasons for a rumor, or to describe another firearm metaphor โthe smoking gunโ (the hidden truth that will blow the story wide open). The fires we all saw in Minneapolis on Thursday night (May 28th) illuminated a lot more …
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