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Weekly NYC Events Calendar: Nov. 14 to Nov. 20
The Indypendent’s curated events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and…
How We Created A Festival Of Resistance at the 1999 Battle of Seattle
I’m writing these notes in early November as fires rage across California. I’ve just returned from supporting family of…
The Battle of Seattle, 20 Years Later
Early on a cold gray morning 20 years ago this month, a modest procession of people left a church…
Meat has been part of our diets for more than 2 million years. That may soon change.
Four New Jails For $10 Billion: Now is the Time For NYC to Invest in Communities Not Cages
The Oct. 17 vote by the City Council to fund the construction of at least four new jails in…
Brooklyn DA’s Office Ordered To Stop Concealing Key Witness Info
This past June, as The Indypendent reported, New York’s Court of Appeals reinstated the Brooklyn murder conviction of John…
Lead Crisis in Newark Raises Concerns About NYC’s Taps. Here Are the Facts.
Last summer, more than 15,000 households in Newark, New Jersey, were forced to drink and cook with bottled water…
Ian Brennan Knocks Pop Stars Off Their Pedestal With his New Book
Ian Brennan’s Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth is a polemic against the domination of the world’s ears…