Jamel Floyd’s Family Marks First Anniversary of His Pepper Spray-Induced Death at the Hands of MDC Prison Guards
Family vows to file a wrongful death lawsuit, demonstrators demand infamous jail be closed.
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Remembering Mark Levitan: Comrade and Dear Friend
Even at 70 plus years of age, Mark Levitan was still climbing mountains, a diversion he cherished. Now, at…
Protester Alleges NYPD Stripped Her in Public
“He pulled my pants down to my ankles and then made me walk across the Brooklyn Bridge naked,” she says.
The Walgreens nurse jabbed me with the needle and it felt like a key opening a jail cell. After…
Preserving Black History at 227 Abolistionist Place
Brooklyn activists save former underground railroad stop from wrecking ball, plan next steps.
QAnon Recycles Anti-Semitic Imagery to Sell Hatred
This sprawling conspiracy theory rolls through America like a monstrous sticky ball, growing exponentially by pulling in the detritus of other conspiracy theories.
Neoliberalism by Another Name: From Trump’s Putsch to Biden’s ‘Moderation’
The shocking scenes from Washington D. C. have reinforced the idea that what the country needs right now is to ‘heal’ and avoid the excesses of both the right and the left.
Beware of Capitol Hill Siege Leading to Sweeping Crackdown on Protest
Rushing through barricades, breaking windows and occupying the seat of government power is not inherently anti-democratic. It depends on the reason and the circumstances.
NYC painter turns headlines into art.
“We’re In a Race Against Time”: Interview With Hegemony How-To Author Jonathan Smucker
There’s a political realignment taking place amid a system-wide crisis of legitimacy that status quo forces cannot resolve.
