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2 Centuries, 10 Strikes: Erik Loomis Offers an Insightful History of American Labor
With public support for unions surging, historian Erik Loomis has produced a timely book called A History of America…
Op-Ed: De Blasio’s NYC Care Initiative Won’t Live Up to Hype
On Sunday, Jan. 13, while I was running on the treadmill at the gym, I saw Mayor Bill de…
Check Out Our New AOC-Green New Deal Poster
PLACE AN ORDER TODAY! In recent months the idea of a Green New Deal has captured the progressive imagination…
Weekly Events Calendar: Jan. 24–Jan.30
The Indypendent’s events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and you…
Watch: Formerly-Incarcerated New Yorkers Call For a People’s DA in Queens
Longtime Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s recent announcement that he would retire at year’s end has set the stage…
Watch: Voices of the Women’s Unity Rally
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gloria Steinem, Agunda Okeyo, and union and immigrant activists weigh in on the #WomensWave.
Watch: Congestion Pricing a ‘Nail in the Coffin,’ Warn Taxi Drivers
A state judge extended a restraining order against the implementation of the surcharge on Thursday.
Astra Taylor’s ‘What is Democracy?’ Offers No Simple Answers
Winston Churchill famously said, “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have…
Weekly Events Calendar: Jan. 17 to Jan. 23
The Indypendent’s events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and you…
Weekly Events Calendar: January 10 to January 16
The Indypendent’s events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and you…