Palestinian-born democratic socialist Khader El-Yateem wants to be the first Arab American elected to City Council. There’s just one problem: the entirety of the Democratic establishment stands in his way.
A Hollywood Star Challenges Empire State Corruption
We spoke with actor James Cromwell and fellow activist Pramilla Malick before the pair reported to jail in Orange County, NY to serve time on a civil disobedience conviction.
Decades of neglect have left the subway in shambles. Can Andrew Cuomo solve the mess he’s done so much to create?
A New Hotbed of The Resistance: Trump Tower’s Fifth Floor
Protesters with #TakeTrumpTower are using a private-public partnership between the Trump Organization and New York City to turn the president’s signature property into a hub of dissent.
Corbyn Just Might Win: A Brief Primer on Britain’s Elections
He was useful as a loser, now they’re worried he just might win. For decades, Labor Party leaders in…
Labeled a Red for Fighting Segregation
We speak with Jill Bloomberg, a New York City principal who says the Department of Education is investigating her…
Integration Versus McCarthyism at a Brooklyn Secondary School
Within the rusticated limestone and red brick walls of the former John Jay High School, a drama is playing…
A new documentary unpacks the trendy new names gentrifying realtors have given a longstanding Caribbean bastion in Brooklyn.
Inside Strategy: Activists Take on Trump from Within Trump Tower
On this episode of Indystructible, Indy reporter Jesse Rubin and I take you onto the grounds of Trump Tower…
For this episode of Indystructible — a new podcast from The Indypendent that takes you inside our reporting process…