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The Starbucks Union Battle Comes to Queens
Angered by the callousness of their bosses during the pandemic, Starbucks workers are trying to unionize at two stores in Queens.
Woe is Roe: NYC Protesters Speak Out on Looming Demise of Abortion Rights
Voices from pro-choice protesters who marched from Cadman Plaza to Foley Square on May 14. In NYC, tens of thousands participated in the national day of action to protest the fall of Roe.
Fashion Models Denounce Industry Practices, Demand Sweeping Changes
180,000 New Yorkers work in the fashion industry. Many of them are badly exploited, but that could soon begin to change.
Palestinian Voices Ring Out in Bay Ridge: Freedom Within Our Lifetime, They Demand
Around 1,500 protesters took to the streets of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Sunday to commemorate the 74th Nakba “Catastrophe” Day.
This is the year New York’s real-estate empires are striking back — with tacit support from Mayor Eric Adams.…
Judith Berlowitz’s historical novel offers readers a peek into the Spanish Civil War and the idealism that brought people from across the globe together to fight for democratic governance and human rights.
Bryan Aponte will have a second chance at freedom after being sentenced to 33 years to life in what his lawyer says was a case of witness misidentification.
A Movie About a Movie Made During a Time of War
Two years before Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, a single mom and her four children shot a documentary film about daily life in the Donbas region, which was already torn by fighting between the two sides.
Prosecution and Defense Rest in Trial of Shannon Two
An original version of this article was posted on stopthesewars.org on April 27. On Wednesday, both prosecution and defense…
This Month in Eric Adams: The N Train Subway Shooting Reveals the Trap Adams Set for Himself
Frank R. James blew a hole that everyone in power is now desperately, pathetically trying to patch up.