Joe Allen’s ‘Package King’ Delivers a Modern History of the Essential Worker
On May 1, workers at Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx protested for better health and safety…
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Williams NESE Pipeline Defeated, Again
DEC denies water quality permit for the third time.
Social Isolation: 6 Classic Songs of Love and Struggle (and Rage) to Rediscover
Life under quarantine can be dreary. But great music can lift us up, help us feel better connected to…
Front Line Appreciation Group is Keeping Restaurants in Business & Feeding Hospital Workers
But how long can relief efforts last?
Pandemic & Protest: Former NYCLU Head Calls On De Blasio To End Free Speech Crackdown
‘Freedom of speech is a bedrock principle’ that cannot be cast aside during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Norman Siegel
NYC Nurse: We’re Fighting COVID, Budget Cuts & ‘Murderous Racial Inequalities’
Sean Petty is a pediatric emergency room nurse at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx and the southern regional…
Open Letter Calls for Bold Steps to Address Climate Change & COVID Devastation
Given the dire threat global warming presents to our city and its communities, in addition to the threat posed by coronavirus, we are publishing this letter to New York’s leaders, signed by 132 organizations, in full here.
How to Say Goodbye to a Stranger
For two decades I’ve lived on this short block in Downtown Brooklyn and I can remember nearly every moving…
Good Riddance to Samaritan’s Purse, the Hateful Virus that Infected Central Park
On April 5, I took part in a peaceful protest. The New York police tackled me and forced my…
As COVID Rages, Will the VA Be There for Future Generations of Veterans?
In the years after my military service in Iraq, I have walked the few blocks from my apartment to…