Issue 242
The Indypendent
Issue 242
Jan 1, 2019
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Power Up: A History of Energy and the People Behind It
In the late 19th century, horses hauled wood culled from North America’s great forests in order to heat and…
Bill Fletcher Tackles Identity, Race and Small Town Murder With ‘The Man Who Fell From The Sky’
“Race” as a biological category differentiating humans has been a spurious and discredited marker for more than a century.…
‘Sketchtasy,’ A Novel of Coming of Age Amid AIDS
Lambda Literary Award winner Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore has described herself as “a genderqueer faggot, and a queen, on the…
Offerings from local working-class heroes and global superstars make our music critics’ list of the year’s best records.
Jair Bolsonaro, the Trump of the Tropics, Prepares to Take Power in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is collectively holding its breath for Jan. 1. That is the day, far-right president-elect…
An Extinction Rebellion Christmas
A special holiday message from Reverend Billy.
Hank’s For All The Memories: A Long-Standing Boerum Hill Haunt Bites the Dust
Ernest Hemingway wrote of the importance of a “clean, well-lighted place.” I would counter that a dark den of…
While the Rest of the Subway System Crumbles, MTA to Spend $6B on 3 Stations
The MTA has a long-term plan to make life easier for New York City’s beleaguered commuters — at least…
Will Dems in the NY Senate Make 2019 the Year of The Tenant?
Or will big money have its way again?
Workaday activists are injecting a fresh sense of liberty, equality and fraternity into France.