The Impact of Occupy Wall Street Continues to Grow
Ten years later its legacy continues growing.
The Indypendent
New York
I am choosing hope and solidarity. Tonight, as the United States remains mired in sexism, climate change, a pandemic,…
Cancel Rent Demonstrators Arrested After Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Eviction Moratorium
Two newly elected New York City Councilmembers and a pair of socialist state legislators were among 17 people arrested…
De Blasio Cha-Cha Slides in Flatbush to Promote ‘Summer Rising’ Amid Teacher’s Union Concerns
On July 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio saw how low he and a group of elementary school kids could…
Battery Park City Protesters Occupy Beloved Park to Halt Cuomo’s Bulldozers
They say tearing up green space to build a concrete memorial to essential workers would be a monumental blunder.
Rezoning Revamp: Neighborhood Groups Wary of Speaker Johnson’s Top-Down Process
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has introduced legislation to revamp the city’s 46-year-old process for making land-use decisions. The…
Divide and Conquer: Manhattan DA’s Race Fractured Field Could Dash Progressive Hopes
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the favored candidate of Manhattan elites, has the edge in a race that features three decarceral opponents and no ranked choice voting.
In a Bronx Special Election, Big Money is United. Is the Left?
Tuesday’s vote in City Council District 15 marks the next clash between anti-corporate, pro-tenant organizing and real estate and charter school interests.
From Brooklyn to Buffalo, Socialists are Organizing to Tax the Rich
The Democratic Socialists of America are challenging austerity and strengthening the ties of a statewide socialist movement. They’re also putting the Albany establishment on notice.
Why Cuomo Must Go: He’s Toxic and He’s Been a Drag on New York for Years
Andrew Cuomo is the overhyped product of a media culture that elevates attitude over aptitude, style over substance. We deserve better.
