The Indypendent
Culture
Poverty and Powerlessness: One Woman’s Journey Amid the “Struggling Class”
Sociologist Celine-Marie Pascale reported from some of the poorest regions of the US where low pay, coupled with the high cost of housing and health care, have propelled millions of workers into a bleak economic corner that few can escape.
The Story of Hasidic Vilyamsburg
A new book tells the story of one of Brooklyn’s most distinctive communities.
Astra Taylor explores debt and what we really owe each other in her wide-ranging new collection of essays.
It’s a strange time to be stepping outside in New York City. There’s the still-looming pandemic, the string of…
If there’s a photo that best exposes just how hollow the political and corporate praise for “essential workers” was…
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.