‘You Can Smell the Poop:’ East Williamsburg Submerged During Widespread City Flooding
All photographs by the author. On the corner of Broadway and Wallabout, a small group in front of Sosa…
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Op-Ed: New York’s New Energy Era Needs a New Leader
Senators must reject Hochul’s latest right-wing nominee.
As City budget negotiations commence tomorrow, all departments are on the chopping block except the NYPD, with many community programs at risk of being cut.
Militant Chicago Teachers Union shows how to transform a city.
Students Still Want to Read Books but NYC’s Public School Libraries Are Being Forgotten
Students still want all the magic you can find in a library, yet 60% of NYC schools don’t have one that’s functioning.
How the Build Public Renewables Act Stalled and What Lies Ahead for the Green New York Movement
An update on the fight for more public power in New York.
NY State on Verge of Historic Public Power Victory, But Key Obstacles Remain
Is the New York State Legislature finally getting serious about embracing renewable energy? Or is this an election-year mirage?
Beyond Con Ed: For New York, Public Power is the Past and the Future
There’s an alternative to the utility monopoly’s soaring rates, shoddy service and indifference to climate change.
Anticipating the Adams Administration: Clues, Contradictions and the Hegemony of Capital
Eric Adams has been loyal to the wealthy and powerful who largely financed his campaign. He is also a vegan and a cycling enthusiast.
Indy Radio, Rikers Edition: Suicide Crisis and Law-and-Order Judges
Click here to read “Why Rikers Has Unraveled” by The Indypendent News Hour Co-host Amba Guerguerian. Already in 2021,…