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…
The Indypendent
John Tarleton
Amazon Emerges as a Flashpoint in Sanders-AOC Queensbridge Rally Controversy
When 26,000 Bernie Sanders supporters gathered in Queensbridge Park last Saturday to welcome their candidate’s return to the presidential…
Pacifica and WBAI Square Off in Court After Station Coup
WBAI’s Listener Station Board (LSB) met Wednesday night for the first time since the station was shut down Monday…
Community ‘Buries’ a Plan to Destroy East River Park
Amid giant puppets and the wail of bagpipes, a crowd of 300 Lower East Side residents marched through their…
Fighting For Their Park, LES Residents Challenge the City’s Climate Change Plan
It was a bright Sunday afternoon in early August when Yvette Mercedes looked out over East River Park from…
Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin On What’s Really Happening in Iran
When Donald Trump makes a pronouncement on most subjects, the media has learned to treat it with a healthy…
The Joy of Winning: Tiffany Cabán’s Rise Shows the Left’s Inside-Outside Strategy is Paying Off
Alex Vitale is a CUNY professor and the author of The End Of Policing, a carefully argued call to…
Gov. Cuomo Defends Helicopter Industry Despite Deadly 7th Ave Crash
After yesterday’s helicopter crash atop a 7th Avenue building that left one dead, calls will grow for restricting or…
State Sen. Julia Salazar Insists on Protections for All Tenants, Not Some
Julia Salazar was another ousted tenant looking for a place to land when I sat down to interview her…
Early Bird Feels the Bern: Grassroots Activists Launch Organizing Kickoff For Sanders This Weekend
An interview with Moumita Ahmed of NYC for Bernie and Millennials for Bernie.