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Dear Steven Fulop, Kindly Return Our News Box
Dear Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Donald Trump Jr. wants his hair back — but that’s not why we…
Indy Events Calendar June 7–13
The Indypendent’s events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. We provide this calendar as…
My Religion Forbids Me From Paying Off My Student Loans
A satirical take on the Supreme Court’s Mastercake ruling by a young Muslim socialist with student loan issues.
A World Worth Fighting For: Marx Reconsidered
Scholar and activist Mike Davis is best known for City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, a…
If Roseanne Barr was Puerto Rico
If Roseanne Barr died 4,645 times, death upon death; if she were lost like screams in a hurricane; like…
Hey, Cuomo, Leave Those Kids Alone
Imagine you are in grade school, taking a test, one that could determine whether your teacher keeps her job,…
After 47 Years Behind Bars, Will Jalil Muntaqim Go Free?
It all started the night of May 21, 1971. Two police officers, Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, were fired…
Hearing Jimi Hendrix sing “I’m a man,” feels somehow inauthentic. Sure, we know he was a man like any one…
Can We Talk About Something Else?
The Dems are obsessed with Russiagate at the expense of issues impacting people’s lives.