Issue 260
The Indypendent
Issue 260
Dec 1, 2020
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What We Learned in the Trump Era
We invited progressive activists, organizers, journalists and scholars to help us make sense of these past four years.
NYC painter turns headlines into art.
Bernie organizer Moumita Ahmed gains support in Queen’s special election.
As New York moves to certify its election results, the narrative that Democrats’ bail reform package cost them suburban…
Building Solidarity: Dean Spade’s New Guide to Mutual Aid Covers Basics & Advanced Tips
At just over 150 pages, this book can easily live in your day bag in order to be consulted regularly.
What to Do If You Get an Eviction Notice
Read “Hurricane Warning: From New York to California, millions of tenants nationwide face a looming wave of evictions” for…
Hurricane Warning: Tenants Nationwide Face a Looming Wave of Evictions
Tenant organizers in Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Missouri, Illinois & California speak out.
Holiday Lockdown Hotline: Advice From Reverend Billy
Dear Billy,I miss being around other people. I don’t see my friends anymore, except on Zoom. Same with my…
“We’re In a Race Against Time”: Interview With Hegemony How-To Author Jonathan Smucker
There’s a political realignment taking place amid a system-wide crisis of legitimacy that status quo forces cannot resolve.
This is How you Stymie a Movement
Illustrations by Leia-Lee Doran. There were countless instances of police brutality against protesters catalogued during the month of June,…
Kingsbrook Hospital Gets a Reprieve
Worker-community alliance pressures state to postpone plans to close a safety net hospital that serves East Flatbush’s predominantly Black and Caribbean community.
For U.S.-Mexico Relations, The Real Hope Lies with Energized Social Movements
As Trump leaves office, there’s an opportunity for social movements on both sides of the U.S-Mexico border to collaborate and retool their binational relationship.
Authoritarianism Wins Big in Tanzania Amid Bloodshed and Vote Rigging
Tanzania’s experience points to how a fully empowered autocrat can demolish a country’s constitutional system.
Fifty Years of a Black Panther Friendship
Former Baltimore Black Panther Eddie Conway did 44 years for a crime he likely did not commit. During that time, he struck up a close friendship with Paul Coates that continues to this day despite their differences.
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