Beyond Identity Politics: How This Activist of Color Found a New Language of Struggle
Here we slept outside. Here we painted protest signs, played drums and danced in a sweat-flinging frenzy. Here we…
The Indypendent
Nicholas Powers
A Single Father Dreams of a Bernie Victory
Did you hear about Bernie,” he asked. Bernie? As in Bernie Sanders the presidential candidate? As in the man…
Impeaching Trump Is Defending Democracy
“We’re going to impeach the motherfucker,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) yelled of President Trump with the gusto of an…
Weighing the Differences Between Sanders and Warren
Not all progressives are alike, especially when it comes to these two presidential candidates.
In ‘One Foot In the Grave’ Working-Class Heroes Fight Zika
A working-class hero is something to be,” sang John Lennon, author and activist, Timothy Sheard proves him right in…
How Trump Uses Fear Of Immigrants To Stoke Civil War
In Minnesota, officers smashed a car window and dragged the undocumented worker out. The ICE raids to deport some…
Diaper Change, Climate Change: Reflections on Parenting in an Era of Global Warming
Just as I took off his diaper, my son shit again. It happens. But he focused and pumped out…
After the Christchurch Massacre: Reexamining the Roots of Terror
Under the exploding Twin Towers, you see her face. In early March Republicans displayed a poster in the West…
Bernie Sanders, a Meme for All Seasons
Who knew Bernie could dance so well? On the Ellen Show, Drake’s “Hotline Bling” aired and an actor playing…
The White Working Class: America’s Prodigal Son
Will the left embrace white blue-collar workers in their hour of need and create an unbeatable progressive coalition?
