Extinction Rebellion Urges Revolt Against Climate Inaction
Extinction Rebellion uses civil disobedience to dramatize the need for climate action. They are also thinking about the long term.
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Occupy Wall Street and the Trump presidency helped inspire this vampire novel by Indy Contributng Editor Nicholas Powers.
The Brief, Brave Life of Larry Casuse
David Correia’s new book brings to life the Red Power movement of the early 1970s and the Navajo struggle for self-determination against a society that ruthlessly exploited them.
Ana Maria Archila is Running to Transform the Role of Lieutenant Governor
In your New York state, the governor is an all-powerful monarch. The lieutenant governor may as well be a…
Labor of Love: EWOC is Pioneering a New Model for Empowering Workers
The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s volunteer network will assist any worker who asks for help organizing a union.
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.
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.
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.
Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing