The guardians of the status quo have one unspoken pact: to protect the myth that money equals merit, that inequality is natural, that socialism is a curse word. They can tolerate token diversity, but not moral defiance.| indypendent.org
For the past 25 years, The Indypendent has acted from the belief that real change comes from the bottom-up not the topdown, that policies should be seen through the eyes of those most a ected by them and the future is not simply destined to be more of what has come before.| indypendent.org
Mike Wallace concludes his trilogy of New York City history with a chronicle of the American anti-fascist movement's beginnings in NYC.| The Indypendent
The Indy is the city’s only truly progressive newspaper you can find on the streets, in the library and online — all for free.| The Indypendent
The Indy is not shilling lies for corporations. It has real people’s hopes and fears. The Indy is not filled with jargon. It speaks like the street. The Indy is us.| The Indypendent
The Indy is not owned by a corporation or big advertisers, foundation donors, or a “vanguard party of the proletariat.” This paper is a real public good, and like all public goods, it needs to be nurtured and supported.| The Indypendent
In the new issue that came out a few days later, my photo of AOC speaking to a crowd outside the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue subway station in Queens made the cover. Before The New Yorker, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, et al would put her on their cover, we did.| The Indypendent
The Indy just welcomed me in with open arms and recognized that I could contribute to a journalistic enterprise that was serious and rigorously edited, and was not wedded to the sectarian politics of the left.| The Indypendent
Within 24 hours the paper was published.| The Indypendent
The impact we made by distributing our post-9/11 special issues at Union Square, where ordinary people were asking extraordinary questions, is what truly ignited the passion for independent reporting that still shines in The Indypendent today.| The Indypendent
Good food shouldn’t exhaust you to make, and food doesn’t need to be complex to be satisfying.| indypendent.org
READ THIS When Things Fall Apart provides a place for activists new and old to find comfort and wisdom.| indypendent.org
While the NYC-DSA anchored Zohran’s dynamic field operation, members of many other activist groups made important contributions.| indypendent.org
The threat of instantly losing their job at any moment for not going fast enough forces deliveristas to put themselves and pedestrians at risk, advocates say.| indypendent.org
J. Malcolm Garcia’s portrait of a small town in the South is unwavering in centering the humanity of its subjects, even though it leaves some questions unanswered.| indypendent.org
Eric Thor's new web app shows you how much you could save on rent, bus fare, and child care if Zohran Mamdani wins the November mayoral election.| indypendent.org