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Why corporate America hates the health-care reform that would save it billions.
California Tenants Win Partial Victory
With the cost of housing soaring, much remains to be done.
After Nearly 60 Years On Air, WBAI 99.5 Shuts Down
UPDATE: N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo has granted an injunction against the Pacifica Foundation’s attempt to close…
Inside the Amazon: Why the World’s Largest Rainforest Continues to Burn & How it Affects Us All
Welcome to the epicenter of destruction where an unholy alliance of evangelical cattle ranchers and big agribusiness holds dominion.
Uber Exploited, Lyfted Down: How Ride-Share Companies Cheat Drivers Out of Minimum Wages
It was a hard-won victory, and one New York City’s app-based drivers now find themselves fighting to preserve. Last…
NYC’s Next Socialist Wave: DSA Takes Aim at the State Assembly’s Old Guard
The Democratic Socialists of America have clearly rocked the New York City political establishment over the past two years.…
To the Limit with Outernational
‘Start a fuck’n band,’ the Clash’s Joe Strummer told Miles Solay. He did.
Bhaskar Sunkara and Astra Taylor Explore Socialism and Democracy in Two New Books
Only 10 years ago, the meanings of “democracy” and “socialism” seemed stable in the United States. The U.S. was…
A Parisian Present Intrudes on a Long Island Past in Mary Fleming’s ‘Art of Regret’
At the start of Mary Fleming’s insightful second novel, The Art of Regret, Paris resident Trevor McFarquhar is something…
Weekly NYC Events Calendar: Oct. 3–9
The Indypendent’s curated events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and…