Issue 305
The Indypendent
Issue 305
Aug 1, 2026
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From the Wrestling Ring to City Hall
Democratic socialist surges in Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election.
Looking to 2028, no other potential left presidential candidate has the charisma, the name recognition and the massive small-donor network that AOC does.
Far from being an indictment of American violence, the film is American violence. It is American excess, too.
On the Move: Inside the City’s Ambitious Plan to Improve the Bus Service
The roughly one million New Yorkers who ride the bus daily may be looking at a faster (though not yet free) ride.
Two new books shed light on 30 years of struggle to end immigrant detention in New Jersey and beyond.
Targeted: An NYC Congressman accused Poetica Coffee of Antisemitism — Bigotry Came to Avenge Him.
Poetica Coffee owner refused to take Representative Dan Goldman’s money. Zionists death threats have flooded his coffee shops.
Koohan Paik-Mander and the Rising Luddite Movement
A conversation with Koohan Paik-Mander about the Summer of Ludd, digital technology, surveillance capitalism, and the military-industrial complex.
NYC’s New Deal Era Public Pools Opened with a Splash 90 Years Ago This Summer
The pools were opened by Mayor Mamdani’s political hero, Fiorello LaGuardia and still serve the city well.
Queer Liberation March Celebrates Pride Without Cops or Corporate Sponsors
Started in 2019 to celebrate the radical history of the1969 Stonewall uprising, the QLM drew thousands of participants again this year.