“Not in our name” has power beyond one movement. Inspired by Jewish Voice for Peace, @dannyvaldes.bsky.social founded Cuban Americans for Cuba to challenge Washington’s hostility toward the island.

Danny Valdes: JVP Was the Inspiration for New Organization Challenging Bellicose US-Cuba Policy

Right-wing Cuban exiles in South Florida have long played an outsized role in driving Washington's unremitting hostility to the Cuban government. A younger generation of Cubans wants to change that…

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Money for a luxury second home. Money for lawyers to fight taxes. But money for schools, transit, and hospitals? Suddenly, there’s a problem. Allie Tutich reports how Jabari Brisport and other elected officials are fighting lawsuits from the 1% against the pied-à-terre tax.

Supporters of Mayor Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Decry Lawsuit by Wealthy Property Owners

The pied-à-terre tax targets luxury secondary residences in New York City, and is expected to generate $500 million in yearly revenue for the City.

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More than 11,000 doors knocked. Three Councilmembers won over. Now Amazon drivers, Teamsters and DSA canvassers are taking the fight to Speaker @speakermenin.bsky.socials district to get the Delivery Protection Act to a vote. Allie Tutich reports.

DSA, Teamsters, Amazon Workers Fight to Pass the Delivery Protection Act

The Delivery Protection Act would curb Amazon outsourcing hiring delivery drivers through contractors, and increase worker protections for these drivers.

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“Blindness in America was cultivated over 250 years of conflicted history and our murderous trail of tears.” Marc Sapir traces the history of violence and denial that brought us Trump.

Donald Trump Is The “Destructo-Man” President American Capitalism Deserves

After Trump’s two election victories, America’s well-paid-for information purveyors grasped that he is exposing capitalism as a political, social and economic ponzi scheme.

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The billionaires are building bunkers. The rest of us have a world to save. @reneefeltz.bsky.social reviews @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.socials guide to the far right’s apocalyptic alliances—and the movements refusing to surrender the future.

A Handy Guide to End Times Fascism

Many of us still get disoriented when talking about fascism in the present tense. What even is a fascist,…

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“Woke” once meant paying attention to structural injustice. Now it’s an insult hurled at anyone who notices. Who benefits from that shift? Linda Martín Alcoff traces the word’s political journey.

The Evolution of Woke

The word ‘woke’ is getting a workout. Originally, woke was a slang term meant to signal political awareness. To…

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Tisch is “very sympathetic to the ICE mission,” says @alexvitale.bsky.social. Journalist and Indy News Hour cohost Allie Tutich covers his conversation with @petersterne.com on Mamdani’s NYPD.

Peter Sterne and Alex Vitale on the Scrutiny Facing Mamdani’s NYPD

Noted police critic, Alex Vitale, and journalist, Peter Sterne, delve into Mamdani’s NYPD 10 months into his mayoralty, as well as renewed pressure for the mayor to enact police reform promises made…

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Amazon has spent more than $8 million lobbying against the Delivery Protection Act. On Thursday, delivery workers brought their own coalition to City Hall, with unions and Mayor Mamdani behind them.

Amazon Delivery Workers Bring Their Demands to the Steps of City Hall

The Delivery Protection Act would overhaul the delivery system that currently allows Amazon and other large corporations to indirectly employ its more than 5,000 delivery drivers at last-mile…

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We fought over the correct political line while the landlord raised the rent. Decades went by. Nicholas Powers follows the Left’s long voyage through defeat, self-sabotage and the rediscovery of something simple: listen to the people.

The Left’s Odyssey: After Decades of Irrelevance the American Left Finds Its Home

Looking at the history of the American Left through the lens of the

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Government recognition systems divide Lenape communities. Inside a new Museum of the City of New York exhibit, Opalanietet finds those hierarchies set aside—and distinct nations celebrated together through their art and stories.

New Museum Exhibit Celebrates the Heritage, Resiliency of the Lenape People

The Lenape people inhabited for millennia the land on which New York City was built. And their culture continues to this day throughout the eastern half of North America.

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Stop waiting for fascism to arrive wearing its grandfather’s uniform. @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social trace its latest incarnation through Big Tech, religious extremism and the business of planetary collapse. @reneefeltz.bsky.social reflects.

A Handy Guide to End Times Fascism

Many of us still get disoriented when talking about fascism in the present tense. What even is a fascist,…

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The Delivery Protection Act would level-up workers' power to organize against Amazon—not just in NYC but nationwide by inspiring similar efforts elsewhere. There's just one hold-up: Council Speaker Julie Menin, who hasn't yet put the bill to a vote. Join me in telling her to do so: ☎️ (212) 860-1950

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What does NYC owe the workers delivering its packages? For Council Member @tiffanycaban.bsky.social, that means showing up at City Hall and fighting to pass the Delivery Protection Act.

“When it comes to safety, to worker justice, or accountability, [Amazon] disappear[s].” @tiffanycaban.bsky.social wants to end the contractor system that lets Amazon dodge responsibility for its delivery drivers.

Amazon Delivery Workers Bring Their Demands to the Steps of City Hall

The Delivery Protection Act would overhaul the delivery system that currently allows Amazon and other large corporations to indirectly employ its more than 5,000 delivery drivers at last-mile…

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The billionaires are building bunkers. The rest of us have a world to save. @reneefeltz.bsky.social reviews @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.socials guide to the far right’s apocalyptic alliances—and the movements refusing to surrender the future.

A Handy Guide to End Times Fascism

Many of us still get disoriented when talking about fascism in the present tense. What even is a fascist,…

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What does NYC owe the workers delivering its packages? For Council Member @tiffanycaban.bsky.social, that means showing up at City Hall and fighting to pass the Delivery Protection Act.

Amazon has spent more than $8 million lobbying against the Delivery Protection Act. On Thursday, delivery workers brought their own coalition to City Hall, with unions and Mayor Mamdani behind them.

Amazon Delivery Workers Bring Their Demands to the Steps of City Hall

The Delivery Protection Act would overhaul the delivery system that currently allows Amazon and other large corporations to indirectly employ its more than 5,000 delivery drivers at last-mile…

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“Woke” once meant paying attention to structural injustice. Now it’s an insult hurled at anyone who notices. Who benefits from that shift? Linda Martín Alcoff traces the word’s political journey.

The Evolution of Woke

The word ‘woke’ is getting a workout. Originally, woke was a slang term meant to signal political awareness. To…

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“Love the people and they’ll bring you home.” Nicholas Powers takes the long view of the American left in our November cover story. Inside: labor organizing, trans liberation, a guide to end times fascism and a calendar to get you out into the city. On the streets now. #NYC

“Blindness in America was cultivated over 250 years of conflicted history and our murderous trail of tears.” Marc Sapir traces the history of violence and denial that brought us Trump.

Donald Trump Is The “Destructo-Man” President American Capitalism Deserves

After Trump’s two election victories, America’s well-paid-for information purveyors grasped that he is exposing capitalism as a political, social and economic ponzi scheme.

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If race and gender are socially constructed, their meanings can change. Why does that prospect provoke such fury on the right? Linda Martín Alcoff explores the backlash.

The Evolution of Woke

The word ‘woke’ is getting a workout. Originally, woke was a slang term meant to signal political awareness. To…

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“We flipped three Councilmembers by canvassing their districts. Now we are going for the crown.” Amazon drivers, Teamsters Local 804 & NYC-DSA brought the fight for the Delivery Protection Act to Speaker Julie Menin’s doorstep. 33 Councilmembers signed on as cosponsors. Allie Tutich’s reports.

DSA, Teamsters, Amazon Workers Fight to Pass the Delivery Protection Act

The Delivery Protection Act would curb Amazon outsourcing hiring delivery drivers through contractors, and increase worker protections for these drivers.

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Amazon’s vest. Amazon’s van. Somehow, not Amazon’s employee. “What is that, if not exploitation?” asks Zohran Mamdani at yesterday’s City Hall rally. The Delivery Protection Act has supermajority support. Unions & community groups want Speaker Julie Menin to bring it to a vote. #nyc

The end times alliance isn’t invincible. @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social document its fractures—and find hope among neighbors resisting ICE and movements fighting for dignified lives. @reneefeltz.bsky.social reviews their new book.

A Handy Guide to End Times Fascism

Many of us still get disoriented when talking about fascism in the present tense. What even is a fascist,…

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“Love the people and they’ll bring you home.” From antiwar marches to Occupy to Mamdani, Nicholas Powers reads the Left’s long journey through Homer’s Odyssey—and asks what it takes to turn protest into popular power.

The Left’s Odyssey: After Decades of Irrelevance the American Left Finds Its Home

Looking at the history of the American Left through the lens of the

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“We are going to uphold our sanctuary city policies,” Mamdani promised. In Marble Hill, NYPD barricaded protesters while ICE took Oscar Belgal from the hospital to immigration detention after an agent shot him.

NYPD Barricades Protesters to Clear the Way for ICE Vehicles after ICE Agent shoots New Yorker in Upper Manhattan

After the shooting of Oscar Belgal in Marble Hill, advocates and protesters renewed their demand that ICE leave New York City, and for Jessica Tisch to step down.

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More than 11,000 doors knocked. Three Councilmembers flipped. NYC-DSA, Teamsters Local 804 and Allie Tutich reports, Amazon drivers are taking their campaign for the Delivery Protection Act to Speaker Julie Menin’s doorstep.

DSA, Teamsters, Amazon Workers Fight to Pass the Delivery Protection Act

The Delivery Protection Act would curb Amazon outsourcing hiring delivery drivers through contractors, and increase worker protections for these drivers.

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“Trans Lives Are Not Bargaining Chips.” ACT UP NYC and Gender Liberation Movement picketed NewYork-Presbyterian as NYC hospitals retreat, Elsie Carson-Holt reports, from care for trans youth under federal pressure.

Top NYC Hospitals Continue Capitulating on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

In the face of subpoenas and investigations by Trump's Department of Justice, Mount Sinai, NYU Langone, and NewYork-Presbyterian have suspended care for trans youth.

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"In recent elections, the NYC-DSA has shown how effective a mass field operation can be in winning support and elections for their candidates. [...] [T]he @socialists.nyc chapter’s alignment with the Amazon Teamsters signals a new application of DSA’s strategic advantage in door-to-door canvassing."

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“Mass mobilization can bring labor along with it and, then, labor can further bolster those fights.” @socialists.nyc and @teamsters.bsky.social are testing that strategy in the streets, organizing for Amazon drivers and the Delivery Protection Act.

Mayor Mamdani wants ICE out of NYC. But why are NYPD officers reportedly holding back protesters trying to stop ICE arrests? Peter Sterne and Alex Vitale examine the contradiction between City Hall’s promises and police actions on the streets. soundcloud.com/the-indypend...