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In Modi’s India, An Ancient Symbol Begins to Look Like Its Germanic Double
Growing up, two swastikas drawn by hand in sandalwood orange were painted on the corridor walls of my aunt’s…
Frida Kahlo: Communist, Feminist, Global Commodity
A look at a new retrospective of the Mexican artist’s work at the Brooklyn Museum.
NYC Weekly Events Calendar: March 7 to March 13
The Indypendent’s curated events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. Sign-up for our regular e-newsletter and…
There Are a Deluge of Feminist Films Screening in NYC This Month
Not one woman was nominated for Best Director in the 2019 Academy Awards. But this month many festivals in…
New Yorkers Chillaxed About Possible Socialist Takeover
Until a few years ago, socialism was considered a fringe idea in U.S. politics. Now, it’s widely talked about,…
Safe Haven: TPS Recipients Fend Off Trump Attacks
In a video by the Massachusetts-based rights group Centro Presente, 10-year-old Gabriella describes herself as a U.S. citizen who…
Lynne Patton has been schlepping an air mattress to the apartments of various New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)…
New York Killed HQ2, But Can Gov. Andrew Cuomo Revive the Amazombie?
After Amazon abruptly canceled its deal to build a satellite “HQ2” headquarters in New York City Feb. 14, proponents…
Class Compromise: On the Contradictions of Social Democracy
With Bernie Sanders reentering the presidential primary race, expect critiques of social democracy to surface. Social democracy involves the…