The Indypendent
New York
New York State voters to decide the risks of calling a Constitutional Convention this November.
Cuomo’s “Free” Tuition Plan is a Racist Snub to Working-Class Students
It’s the start of the school year and like many of my fellow students, I am holding high aspirations…
Marchers in Brooklyn Map a Geography of Gentrification
In 2004, Jerry Campbell received notice from the Forest City Ratner development firm informing him that it was in…
#KnowYourDA: A Voters Guide to the Brooklyn DA Race
Five Borough Defenders (5BD) — a group of civil rights attornies and public defenders that promote the alleviation systemic injustices within the criminal legal system — has put out this helpful voters guide to the Brooklyn District Attorney race. We thought we’d share it with you ahead of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
On the morning of September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Obama-era Deferred Action for…
Watch: A Prayerful Resistance to the Pilgrim Pipeline
The Pilgrim Pipeline — a proposed 178-mile dual-interstate pipeline that would carry fracked Bakken crude oil south from Albany, New…
Khader El-Yateem, Man Vs. Machine
Palestinian-born democratic socialist Khader El-Yateem wants to be the first Arab American elected to City Council. There’s just one problem: the entirety of the Democratic establishment stands in his way.
B&H Workers, Fighting to Save Jobs, Train their Ire on the Mayor
Protesters gathered at Gracie Mansion in Manhattan on Wednesday evening where the Mayor Bill de Blasio held a gala…