The Indypendent

30/10/2024

On Sunday Trump supporters flooded into Manhattan from many boroughs and states to attend a rally held by Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden. With a maxed out Garden of over 20,000 and thousands outside the venue watching the election rally, Trump and his lineup echoed hateful rhetoric seen before, from him and his speakers over the hours long event. From Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist “jokes” against the Latin community and Puerto Rico, to ex-contestant of the Masked Singer Rudy Giuliani’s racist diatribe that Palestinians toddlers are taught to kill Americans, the Trump rally showed how big their tent of hate could be.

Counter protestors outside pointed to the similarities between Trump’s rally and Hitler’s rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939. Over 30 speakers were on the bill before Trump took to the stage. As was seen, attendees began leaving often during the event and especially during Trump’s speech.

Outside, counter protesters and New Yorkers passing by clashed with many of the Trump supporters. Many of those same Trump supporters could be overheard making often derogatory to racist remarks at those who confronted them.

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28/10/2024

Democratic socialist electeds and speaking at yesterday’s anti-Trump protest at Bryant Park while Trump held one of his rallies at Madison Square Garden.

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25/10/2024

In response to Israel’s increasing attacks on journalists, siege of northern Gaza and indiscriminate bombing in Lebanon, yesterday dozens of media workers organized by protested on the steps of the New York Public Library in Bryant Park, marched through Midtown and ended their action in front of The New York Times building.

Foreign journalists haven’t been allowed into Gaza since the beginning of the genocide; only local reporters and those from Al Jazeera are present — and they are enduring the deadliest conflict for journalists in recorded history. On Oct. 23 Israel claimed without evidence that six Al Jazeera reporters are involved in Palestinian resistance fighting in what many are calling assassination threats. The Committee to Protect Journalists says the Israeli accusation amounts to a preemptive justification for murder. (In July Israel killed Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and later released documents claiming to prove al-Ghoul had received a Hamas military ranking when he was just 10 years old.)

The incredible Palestinian-American writer expounded on these issues in a speech at yesterday’s protest. Link in bio for full transcript.

24/10/2024

NOW: Media workers with are protesting in front of The New York Times in reaction to Israel’s increasing attacks on journalists. The protest began at Bryant park and has faced a proportionally large police presence.

Foreign journalists haven’t been allowed into Gaza since the beginning of the genocide; only local journalists and those from Al Jazeera are — and this has been the deadliest conflict for journalists in recorded history for those that have been on the ground, says and other press freedom groups. As Israel’s siege of northern Gaza reaches its 21st day, the Zionist entity has refused to allow two journalists that have been badly injured to evacuate. It has claimed six Al Jazeera reporters are involved with Palestinian resistance fighting with no proof. Mainstream media remains silent about this and the many instances of ethnic cleansing occurring in northern Gaza right now.

“Al Jazeera is demanding the safety of its staff in the Gaza Strip after Israel claimed that six of the network’s journalists there have ties to militant groups. Press freedom advocates say the Israeli accusation amounts to a preemptive justification for murder. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October, at least 128 journalists have been killed, including many from Al Jazeera. The Committee to Protect Journalists says Israel has a history of smearing Palestinian journalists with unproven claims, including in July, when Israel killed Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and later released documents claiming to prove al-Ghoul had received a Hamas military ranking when he was just 10 years old,” reported this morning.

24/10/2024

is ready to turn the page on Eric Adams. So are we.

At last night’s launch party for his mayoral campaign in Long Island City.

24/10/2024

Yesterday hundreds of people took to Midtown for an emergency action by and others calling for an end to Israel’s siege on northern Gaza and the indiscriminate bombing of Lebanon.

According to reporters and witnesses on the ground, these are some of the darkest days of the genocide in Gaza. There has been a siege on northern Gaza for over two weeks; all hospitals in the cordoned- off area have been attacked; masses of people are being separated from each other by gender and age held in dug out pits in the ground; there have been mass evacuations to the south.

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21/10/2024

HAPPENING NOW: hundreds of PSC-CUNY members protest outside of John Jay after CUNY Board of Trustees refuse to listen to union demands in session!
In addition to fair contracts librarians ask for the mold ravaging their libraries to be addressed…

11/10/2024

EXTRA! EXTRA! Eric Adams’ rise and demise (and what comes next); how the economy of war dictates U.S. politics; Queens’ cop city; public power; campus repression of pro-Palestine activity; the importance of Palestinian border city Rafah. Read our new issue, #290, for all this and more!

Go to the link in our bio to read the issue online, or go get a newspaper from a street box or library near you! Reach out to us if you need help finding one :)

09/10/2024

No peace on stolen land! Still images of Within Our Lifetime’s October 7th protest by .

According to official numbers, at least 41,870 people, including nearly 16,765 children, have been killed in Gaza sine Oct. 7. That number, though, is likely a serious undercount, pointed out a study by the medical journal Lancet, because the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza has made it extremely difficult to calculate all the “official” deaths. After applying a “conservative estimate” of four indirect deaths per one direct death, the July 10 Lancet investigation found that “it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more” people have been killed in Gaza, or 8% of the pre-October population. That count would have risen since the release of the study in the summer. And since Sept. 23, when Israel, attempting once again to eradicate Hezbollah, began air raids over souther Lebanon, it has killed over 2,000 people there and caused major damage to vital civilian infrastructure.

Meanwhile, there have been recent news headlines from ProPublica that top U.S. officials are blasting past rules and regulations that prevent weapons sales to countries — Israel, in this case — that thwart the delivery of humanitarian aid and deliberately attack civilians.

08/10/2024

In Union Square, on the 10/7 anniversary, .nyc & honored Palestinian, Lebanese & Israeli lives lost in the ongoing war. People held signs reading “Palestinian and Jewish safety are intertwined” and “Not another bomb.” By

06/10/2024

One year of genocide; one year of resistance. A protest in Times Square today brought in hundreds, if not thousands. of people. The event was organized by in coalition with national. Simultaneous protests happened across the country in over a dozen cities today. Here in New York City, protesters called for an end of U.S. military support for Israel, and they vowed to continue their struggle. Chants of, “Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall!” rang in the streets of Midtown.

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26/09/2024

Lower Manhattan activists celebrated yesterday when the developer who sought to build two megatowers between Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges withdrew its plan. Chetrit, the developer and owner of 265-275 Cherry Street, had hoped to break ground in a few weeks but its development partner backed out of the deal amid fierce protests against the megatower plan. 
Lower East Side and Chinatown activists continue to  call on the city to adopt the Chinatown Working Group Rezoning Plan, which would stop luxury high rises in Chinatown and the Lower East Side by capping the height of new developments and mandating truly affordable housing

19/09/2024

Rookie reporter Luce Miyar-Mullan delivers her first story for The Indy. It's about climate action so of course Nancy Romer is right in the thick of it.

In addition to covering NYC's many social movements, The Indy also has a teaching mission.

The rally was part of a larger campaign to get a reluctant governor to take bold action.

18/09/2024

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18/09/2024

29/08/2024

When thousands of protestors came from and to Chicago to pressure for aid for Palestinians in the form of ceasefire or arms embargo at the Democratic National Convention last week, police were out in full force.

Clashes early in the week that resulted in mass arrest of over 70 people including multiple journalists.

As seen in these photos, autonomous actions happened outside of the main marches in the forms of sit ins, noise demos and blocking traffic and confronting those known to have attended the DNC.

Chicago has one of the largest Palestinian populations in the world, yet the Harris Campaign refused to let any Palestinian speakers, put forth by the Uncommitted movement, on the stage. Muslim Women for Harris therefore disbanded, withdrawing support for the candidate.

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27/08/2024

With New Yorkers flocking to the beach as summer winds down, we'll speak with the NYC Bird Alliance about the battle that has been raging this summer in the skies above Rockaway Beach between angry American Oystercatchers and NYPD surveillance drones. We'll also speak with Reverend Billy of the Earth Church and Arti Thikdor, an organizer with the Live Arts Workers Union which recently won a union recognition election at one of NYC's most prominent dance theaters.

27/08/2024

"I like canvassing because you meet people, hear their stories, learn how they frame issues and make human connections," retired CUNY professor Nancy Romer writes in her article about her plans to canvass for Harris/Walz this fall in Midwest swing states. There are also options for canvassing closer to NYC this fall.

There is sudden excitement for the Harris campaign, inspiring thousands to canvas for her victory.

30/07/2024

On today's Indy News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM from 5-6 pm, we'll speak with NYU student activist Adrita Talukder about new measures taken by NYU to repress pro-Palestine speech when students return in the fall. We'll also hear from Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance about the fight-back against Gov. Kathy Hochul's cancelling of congestion pricing and we will discuss how softball leagues, family picnics, book-reading clubs and other "extra-curricular" events can build a socialist movement with Josh K. of NYC-DSA.

23/07/2024

On today's Indypendent News Hour from 5-6 pm on WBAI-99.5 FM, we'll be speaking with Nicholas Power about what Kamala Harris has to do navigate America's stereotypes of Black women and why he thinks she can win big against Trump. In the second half of the show, Amba Guerguerian will talk about her experience covering France's radical left in the run-up to recent snap elections and how poor, marginalized immigrant communities helped power the left's upset victory. Streaming on wbai.org.

22/07/2024

This is a fascianting report from France by The Indy's Amba Guerguerian about how the French left managed to mobilize support from poor, marginalized Middle Eastern and African immigrant communities in its upset election victory earlier this month.

Voters from Paris’s marginalized immigrant communities turned out in large numbers to vote for leftist coalition that championed wealth redistribution and Palestinian statehood.

21/07/2024

7.20.2024 Hundreds of people turned out for the Annual Trans Latinx March hosted by Make the Road NY in Corona, Queens calling for jobs for trans workers and housing security. City Comptroller Brad Lander addressed the crowd and urged New York employers to hire more trans people. Photo's: twitter:

18/07/2024

Trump’s veep pick overcame generational poverty and a dysfunctional family. But the life lessons he celebrates are a dead end for the rest of us.

17/07/2024

Amid all the noise, here are some important points to keep in mind.

The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump has thrown American politics into a new level of danger and…