Our Summer of Bliss
It feels so good to be a New Yorker. But… why now exactly? Why is this our moment?
The Indypendent
Nicholas Powers
How Revolutionary Politics Make Art and Spirituality, Better
What if I told you, there’s a dynamic combination of art, politics and spirituality? One that fits our needs. One that fits this moment. It is Mass Line politics and American Romanticism.
From MLK to the Rise of Bernie and AOC, Jesse Was The Bridge
Across more than six decades of activism and two presidential runs, Jesse Jackson centered economic justice for America’s multiracial class in ways that are still relevant today.
“Avatar 3” is a Liberal Fantasy of Racial Reconciliation
The real goal of the Avatar trilogy is soothing the liberal soul, not exploring the beauty and terror of revolutionary struggle.
The Indy is not shilling lies for corporations. It has real people’s hopes and fears. The Indy is not filled with jargon. It speaks like the street. The Indy is us.
Bring boots. The bullshit is getting thick. I mean ankle deep, bullshit. The aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination…
Street Socialism Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
How the New York Left is leading the nation.
The Street Has Spoken: Zohran Is One Of Us
And we’re so ready for it.
Under Trump 2.0, Most Black Americans Have Nowhere to Run
Black history is filled with tension between whether to fight an oppressive system or to escape from it.
Black Psychedelic Revolution: Healing the Hood
Nicholas Powers’ new book looks at how using psychedelics could transform Black trauma and alienation.