Issue 302
The Indypendent
Issue 302
Apr 1, 2026
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Interview: State Senate Candidate Aber Kawas Touts Support for Affordability Agenda
Kawas is running as the NYC-DSA-endorsed candidate for District 12
We Must Stay Vigilant Against ICE’s Schemes
“Know your rights” trainings can help educate our neighbors to identify and resist undercover ICE agents
Meet the Antiwar Tech Workers Organizing Against Their Employers
The members of No Tech For Apartheid (NOTA) advocate for their companies (mainly Google and Amazon) to divest from Israel, ICE, and military contracts.
Book Review: How We Lost Roe to an Anti-Choice Minority
Amy Littlefield engages readers with a mystery novel-like structure of her investigation into the downfall of Roe v. Wade
NYCHA Residents Frustrated With Mamdani’s Support for Privatization Program
Mamdani’s preliminary budget for the 2027 fiscal year includes a $662 million investment in Section 8 conversions of public housing
From MLK to the Rise of Bernie and AOC, Jesse Was The Bridge
Across more than six decades of activism and two presidential runs, Jesse Jackson centered economic justice for America’s multiracial class in ways that are still relevant today.
Reclaiming Mothers as Antidote to the Epstein Class
The Greek myth of a goddess and her kidnapped daughter shows us the path forward
Anthony Sims Murder Conviction Overturned by Appeals Court, 27 Years Later
Sims has long insisted that he did not pull the trigger in a Brooklyn murder.
Far Rockaway Residents Say Local Waste Facility Poses Severe Health Hazard
More than 400 community members were surveyed in a report shared with the Indypendent. They describe dust from pulverized concrete and asphalt that floats into apartments and onto people’s faces and clothes.