The Indypendent
Steven Wishnia
Rekindling the ‘Romance of American Communism’
The reissue of Vivian Gornick’s classic work of oral history offers activists lessons for today.
No Justice, No Rent: Tenants Go On Strike in Brooklyn
With their incomes decimated by coronavirus-forced layoffs, tenants from about 15 buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx have gone…
New York Tenants Plan a ‘Massive Wave of Rent Strikes’ Starting May 1
To read this article in Spanish, click here. Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí. With hundreds…
Inquilinos de Nueva York Planean una “ola Masiva de Huelgas de Renta” a Partir del 1 de Mayo
Con cientos de miles de nuevayorquinos incapaces de pagar la renta después de que la epidemia del coronavirus los…
With Tenants Planning Strikes, Calls for a Rent Break Grow Louder
Today, April 1, rent comes due for most of New York State’s more than 3.3 million tenant households —…
Michael Bloomberg: How to Break a Union
One of the most telling episodes of Michael Bloomberg’s 12 years as mayor is one of the least known:…
NY Pot Reform Gains New Support in Albany, But Will It Go Up in Smoke Again This Year?
Last year, New York State legalizing marijuana was considered an almost-sure thing. In December 2018, Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, the…
Ian Brennan Knocks Pop Stars Off Their Pedestal With his New Book
Ian Brennan’s Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth is a polemic against the domination of the world’s ears…
Vasily Grossman’s epic novel of the Battle of Stalingrad published in U.S. for first time.