Book Launch: Revolt Against High-Stakes Testing Comes to Brooklyn
In the last two years, there’s been a surge in opposition to the system of high-stakes testing that’s fueling…
The Indypendent
Alex Ellefson
Fuel for Change: The Biodiesel Alternative
When the biodiesel fuel truck parks in front of the 12-story, 120,000-square-foot office building on West 20th Street, it…
Journalist Barrett Brown Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison. Read His Speech Here
Journalist and activist Barrett Brown was sentenced on Thursday to 63 months in prison and ordered to pay…
Success Academy Pulls Back From Lower East Side (For Now)
Using the same opaque maneuvers that characterized its rapid growth in New York City, Success Academy, the controversial charter…
Elderly Evictions: Assisted Living Residents Refuse to Make Way for Luxury Condos
When 92-year-old Annemarie Mogil left her home of more than 30 years, it was important for her to find…
Net Loss: Big Companies Neglect Cybersecurity at Our Peril
Season’s greetings! It’s time to open up those wallets and hand over your credit cards to the hackers who…
Under Fire: Salaita Confronts Critics During Appearance at Brooklyn College
Instead of sanitizing the controversial comments about Israel on social media that cost him his job, scholar Steven Salaita…
Every Mother’s Son: New Mural Highlights the Human Impact of Police Killings
When 14-year-old Emmitt Till was shot in the head and then thrown in the Tallahatchie River in 1955, his…
SJP President: The University ‘Made Us Sound Like Monsters’
Across the country, pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses is being censored. School administrations have launched investigations of numerous student groups…
Say ‘Ello’ to the New Ad-Free Social Network
The new social networking site Ello has generated an enormous amount of interest due to its promise to be…