The Indypendent
Books
In two new books, the history and the nature of work are put under the microscope.
People in leftist social movements rarely argue that they should create a network of business enterprises that advance their…
New Yorkers dislike many things. Subway delays. That smell during summer. But what New Yorkers really dislike is real-estate…
Taking on Dirty Power in Richmond, California
On August 6, 2012, an elephantine plume of black smoke rose over Richmond, California, sending some 15,000 people suffering…
A World Worth Fighting For: Marx Reconsidered
Scholar and activist Mike Davis is best known for City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, a…
The Merry Month of May: A Firsthand History of ’68 France
Where are the riots of yesteryear? This month marks the 50th anniversary of the wave of radical revolts and…
When Father Finds You on Grindr
A look at Uzodinma Iweala’s new novel about a gay teen’s coming-out nightmare.
A More Complex Portrait of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
In A History More Beautiful and Terrible: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History, Brooklyn College political scientist…
In his poem, “What Work Is,” Philip Levine, the great poet of the American working class, wrote about time…