Issue 269
The Indypendent
Issue 269
Feb 14, 2022
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“Occupy The Breakroom!” Amazon Union Prepares for Election Showdown at Staten Island Warehouse
Only the second time that Amazon workers have forced a union election against their notoriously anti-union employer.
After 10 Months, Teamsters Still on Strike at Brooklyn Oil Terminal
Ten dollar an hour pay disparity fuels oil terminal workers battle with billionaire boss.
Reverend Billy’s Revelations: Looking Back on the Long Struggle to Unionize Starbucks
“We sip our cappuccinos on the shoulders of giants,” Reverend Billy says in this month’s advice column.
Human History, Retold by David Graeber
Anthropologist David Graeber’s final book is an epic, ambitious romp through the past 30,000 years of social evolution.
The US is Reaping What it Sowed in Ukraine
Will the prospect of a 21st Century version of the Cuban Missile Crisis be enough to bring America’s irresponsible leaders to their senses?
It’s Time for the Left to Embrace the Critical Race Theory Debate
Pretending CRT isn’t real robs us of the chance to mount a strong defense.
Out at Home: Freezing Ebbets Field Tenants Denounce Lack of Winter Heat, Bronx Renters Concur
The City’s haphazard enforcement of laws mandating heat and hot water during winter months leaves many tenants shivering and forced to use risky space heaters.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of COVID
And sets the stage for future efforts to dismantle the “administrative state.”
COVID and the View from the Global South
While affluent Westerners have abandoned their offices during the pandemic to live and work from anywhere, residents of the Global South find their movements ever more restricted, says Indian writer Manvi Jalan.
Is Eric Adams Playing Black Voters?
NYC’s new mayor tapped into the highly charged dream of a strong Black father figure. The reality of governing, however, is turning out to be messier than the dream and may require an intervention by some of his most ardent supporters.
Know Thy Enemy: New Book Celebrates Chip Berlet’s 40 Years of Tracking Rightwing Movements
Chip Berlet recognized the importance of studying both the religious and secular right when others on the left thought it unnecessary or even silly.