The Indypendent
See all stories →
Choose a New Name For Washington’s Football Team
America’s most racist professional sports team name is finally being retired. But no word yet on what the new team name will be. Here are our nominations for a mascot appropriate for our nation’s capital. Grifters, Bombers, Despots or… Swamp Rats?
Public Defender and Reality TV Star Eliza Orlins Wants to Clean Up the Manhattan DA’s Office
Note: This the fourth in a series of interviews with 2021 contenders in the race for Manhattan District Attorney. Eliza…
‘Pandemic Solidarity’ Offers Hope Amid COVID Gloom
The global crisis of COVID-19 has lasted long enough for us to see books published on how we responded…
2020 America is a Bad Joke, and It Was Told By Ronald Reagan
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” …
Rekindling the ‘Romance of American Communism’
The reissue of Vivian Gornick’s classic work of oral history offers activists lessons for today.
School Reopening Controversy Poses False Choice For Parents
Now is the time to talk about a national childcare policy, a child allowance, paid family leave and universal healthcare that is not tied to employment.
Street Riders NYC: The Roving Black Lives Matter Protest Pedaling Through a Neighborhood Near You
Fifteen thousand bicyclists converged on Gracie Mansion this July, protesting police brutality and racism and calling on Mayor Bill…
Why I’ll Be Teaching Outside This Fall
For weeks, I’ve been telling colleagues, administrators, anyone who would listen, really, that I plan to teach all my…
Assemblymember, Public Defender… Manhattan’s Next DA?
Note: This the third in a series of interviews with 2021 contenders in the race for Manhattan District Attorney. Assemblyman…
Kim Phillips-Fein: What NYC’s Fiscal Crisis of the 1970s Can Teach Us Today
The author of ‘Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis And The Rise of Austerity Politics,’ offers insight.