The Indypendent
Culture
We look at the centuries-old struggle for public parks that serve all New Yorkers, not just the rich.
A City Fights for Its Public Colleges
New book explores lessons learned during the five-year battle to save the City College of San Francisco.
A New Exhibit Brings to Life the History of Racism and Resistance in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History opens its outdoor Brooklyn Resists exhibit tomorrow on Juneteenth. “We realized during COVID that…
Black Lives Matter Inspires the Whitney
What a way to go. For his 2003 video “Self-Portrait Piñata,” artist Dave McKenzie cast his image as a…
Police and Prisons, What Are They Good For?
Last summer’s protests put police and prison abolition on the progressive agenda. Yet it remains difficult to imagine a…
Fiction: Be Careful What You Wish For: A Short, Sad Pandemic Story
They tell me it’ll kill me, but they won’t say when. —“Cocaine Blues,” as sung by Dave Van Ronk…
Support our Troupes: Workers at Smaller Theaters Win Pay & Labor Equity
As of April 2, entertainment venues in New York have the green light to resume operations at 33% capacity,…
Poor Queer Studies Enters Daily Life
It’s a well-documented fact that the US system of higher education steers all but the most exceptional Black, Brown…
Why Americans Can’t Have Nice Things
In the summer of 2010, 15-year-old Dekendrix Warner slipped down a clay-surfaced bank in a shallow recreation area in…