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The Walgreens nurse jabbed me with the needle and it felt like a key opening a jail cell. After…
Shocking accounts from ICE detainees, local political corruption and the fight against it.
How progressives cornered Cuomo to win best-in-the-nation marijuana reform law — and what comes next.
In a 2019 campaign video, Bernie Sanders appeared hugging a crying single mother outside her hardscrabble trailer in the…
Housing for Whom? City and State Nix Plan to Build Affordable Housing at World Trade Center Site
Will Biden go along in saying no to 1,000 affordable housing units?
It’s Good NYC Made Standardized Testing ‘Opt In’ This Year. Now, Let’s Cancel the Tests.
Why we need to reimagine how we measure student success.
Is ‘Ready on Day One’ Enough to Win Mayor’s Race?
Scott Stringer wants to realign himself with the movement, not the machine. It’s not clear that it’s selling.
Highlights From This Week’s Indypendent News Hour
The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5-6 pm on WBAI-99.5 FM. The show features news and interviews with progressive…
“The cops don’t know when they’re not supposed to shoot”: Bikers Take the Streets for Daunte Wright
About 150 bikers gathered yesterday evening at Barclays Center for a “Justice for Daunte Wright” protest organized by Riders…
Hunger Strikers Celebrate Victory as NY Announces the Nation’s First Excluded Worker Fund
Undocumened workers and their allies celebrated victory Wednesday after state leaders finalized a $2.1 billion fund to assist New…
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