Issue 244
The Indypendent
Issue 244
Mar 1, 2019
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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.
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…
Prisoner’s Dilemma: NY’s Blindfold Law Keeps the Truth in the Dark
It was July 17, 2015, when the cops took Darryl Herring away. It was Dec. 16, 2016 when he…
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…
Dear Billy, I think my friend is joining a left-wing cult. You know the kind that sell their newspapers…
Why I Still Don’t Feel The Bern
The right candidate to represent the Democratic Party for president, in 2020, is the candidate who can unify the…
Bernie Sanders, a Meme for All Seasons
Who knew Bernie could dance so well? On the Ellen Show, Drake’s “Hotline Bling” aired and an actor playing…
In 2020 I will not be voting for any politicians. Yes, you heard that correctly. I am not voting…
The Intersectional Bernie Sanders
In the 2016 presidential election, Sanders was running against a viable female Democratic candidate, and both he and his…
Medicare for All Act Introduced in the House
“It’s a moral issue,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) declared outside the Capitol on Feb. 27. “Isn’t it time?” She…
Lessons from the FBI’s Secret War On Activism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation tried to destroy left organizations and the black freedom movement during the last major…