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Housing Activists March on Wall St. to Demand Tenants Rights
Tenant power in the city mounts; calls grow for the passage of the Good Cause Eviction bill.
One Moldovan Village’s Response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Since war erupted across the border in Ukraine, the people of Taraclia have opened their doors and their hearts to fleeing war victims. “It’s for the soul,” said a woman who took a family with three children into her home.
As War Rages in Ukraine, New Yorkers Debate the Merits of a No-Fly Zone
NYCers torn between a desire to alleviate Ukrainian suffering and wariness about initiating a direct military conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.
When Our Great-Great-Grandmothers Led Historic Strikes Against Their Bosses & The Patriarchy
Women workers propelled massive strikes in the early 20th Century. But they ran into a buzzsaw of male chauvinism that weakened their efforts.
Leaked Audio Reveals Amazon’s Heightened Anti-Union Tactics as Next Union Election Approaches
When the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won a shocking upset victory at the JFK8 warehouse on April 1, photos…
Astoria Rallies in Support of First Queens Starbucks Store to Unionize
Astoria Boulevard baristas cite frustration with low wages and erratic schedules as fueling their union drive along with unsafe workplaces during Covid pandemic.
NY Farmworker Overtime Laws Are Changing, But Only at a Snail’s Pace
New York is dragging its feet compared to other states that have moved forward with farmworker overtime measures.
Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing
NYPD’s Anti-Homeless Sweeps Spark Spirited Tompkins Square Park Protest
Unhoused New Yorkers take the lead in speaking out against the brutality of being unhoused and the dangers of the shelter system that has failed them.
Brooklyn DA’s Case Against Ronnie Wright Looking More Wrong Than Ever
Local prosecutors ignore implications of a 2019 federal trial that implicated other suspects in the 2006 killing of Andrell Napper.