Issue 224
The Indypendent
Issue 224
May 1, 2017
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After the People’s Climate March
What New Yorkers and the rest of us can do now that the historic day of protest is over.
Fighting Climate Change in the Age of Trump
Small measures are no longer enough, as the consequences of an increasingly unstable climate wreak havoc on communities around the world.
Time for the left to embrace a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Gov. Cuomo’s tuition scheme benefits better-off families
Ravi Ragbir Celebrates a Victory
The long-time immigrant rights activist avoided deportation in April.
Meet the bakers on the front lines of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
Finding Seeds of the Future in the Present
Peter Frase’s “Four Futures” is an ambitious attempt to grapple with what climate change and automation mean for left politics.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets around the world for the global March for Science on Earth Day, April 22. We with some of the scientists who participated in New York. Here is a sample of what they had to say.
Some of the concerts, performances, readings, lectures and festivals taking place in New York this month.
There is still much to learn from the pioneering and visionary work of Jane Jacobs.
A Hip-Hop Opera From a Scion of Black Lives Matter
With “DAMN.” Kendrick Lamar struggles with his identity and that of the artist in society.
Magnificent Works of Peace — Reverend Billy’s Revelations
In this month’s column, the good reverend answers readers questions about ecclesiastical activism and black bloc.
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