Issue 278
The Indypendent
Issue 278
Mar 19, 2023
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Texas Two Step: A Pair of Right-Wing Judges Say “Meh” to Laws That Protect Women
An Amarillo, Texas federal judge is poised to ban key abortion pill nationwide while another judge says alleged wife-beaters have a constitutional right to own guns.
Chrissy Warren became a firefighter and Britney Daniels, a registered nurse and their memoirs about their occupational choices will leave you shaking your head both in gratitude and grief.
NYPD’s Protest-Control Group Ducks City Council Scrutiny
NYPD officials refuse to appear before a City Council committee looking into a police special unit with a history of assaulting protesters.
If you’re stressed out about the state of the world, our advice columnist says, turn to the Earth for guidance.
An Interview with Filmmaker Astro Rys
Get rid of Hollywood, says the director whose films combine bravura left-wing politics with constant, raw art.
Reflections on My Time in Kyiv
A skeptic of U.S. foreign policy struggles with how to be anti-imperialist and pro-Ukraine at the same time.
More Than a Victory: Hector LaSalle Lessons
The fight over Hector LaSalle’s nomination to NY’s top court discredited the myth of judges as neutral actors. And that’s a good thing.
Will Supreme Court Scrap NY Rent-Control Laws?
Landlords who want NY’s rent control laws abolished are hoping the Supreme Court will take their case.
Organizing Gets the Goods: Flatbush Tenants Force Repairs After Decades of Neglect
After years of organizing rent strikes and lawsuits against their slumlord, residents of a Flatbush building with more than 500 open violations are starting to see repairs.
Queens vs. Long Island: A Tale of Two Union Organizers
A fired Starbucks union organizer got his job back (with $17K in backpay) thanks to a new city law that protects fast food workers. Another wasn’t so lucky.
A Longtime NYC Activist Was Arrested in GA During Stop Cop City Convergence
Priscilla Grim was swept up in a mass arrest on the night of March 5, more than an hour after some Stop Cop City protesters burned construction equipment in another part of the forest.
Some expressed concerns that the U.S. government is not doing enough to address poverty and pollution here at home.
How Columbia’s Resident Advisors Built Their Union
Columbia’s RAs work long hours helping their fellow students navigate the transition to college life. After a year of organizing, they are confident they can win a union-recognition election.