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The Indypendent

The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5–6 p.m. on WBAI-99.5 FM. Check out our archives to listen to past interviews with movement organizers, authors, elected officials and others fighting for justice in New York City and beyond.

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00:17:56

Kimberly Bernard Of Black Women’s March on Neely...

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2023/05/18

On May 6, protesters took to the subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street subway stop on the Upper East Side, bringing trains to a complete standstill demanding justice for Jordan Neely, a homeless man killed on the subway by ex-marine Daniel Penny. We speak with Kimberly Bernard, one of the protest's organizers, about police repression and what comes next.

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00:22:09

NY Assemblymember Marcela Mitanyes On The Fight For...

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2023/05/18

Former Sunset Park tenant organizer-turned-Socialist Assemblymember Marcela Mitanyes speaks about the ongoing campaign this spring to win affordable housing legislation in Albany.

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00:55:23

The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI-99.5 FM // 16 May '23

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2023/05/18

First Segment: Former Sunset Park tenant organizer-turned-Socialist Assemblymember Marcela Mitanyes speaks about the ongoing campaign this spring to win affordable housing legislation in Albany. Second segment: On May 6, protesters took to the subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street subway stop on the Upper East Side, bringing trains to a complete standstill demanding justice for Jordan Neely, a homeless man killed on the subway by ex-marine Daniel Penny. We speak with Kimberly Bernard,

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00:54:05

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM / 2 May '23

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2023/05/09

—In our first segment, we spoke with Lee Ziesche, spokesperson for Public Power New York, about climate legislation recently enacted in New York that greatly expands the ability of the public sector to produce renewable energy. Advocates are hailing it as the first state-level Green New Deal. But, will Gov. Kathy Hochul seek to undermine an initiative she was cornered into supporting? —Sounds from May Day '23: Union square rally and Starbucks workers confront management —NY Gov. Kathy Hochul

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00:09:35

Tess Cohen Runs for Bronx DA While Vowing to Shrink...

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2023/05/09

Tess Cohen has been both a prosecutor and a defense attorney. Now, she is running in the Democratic primary for Bronx District Attorney against incumbent Darcel Clark. Cohen has vowed to shrink the footprint of the criminal justice system in NYC's poorest borough.

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00:12:49

Making Sense of Bail Reform Rollbacks with Ted Hamm

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2023/05/09

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul delayed the passage of NY's annual state budget by a month to win rollbacks in the state's 2019 bail reform law. The Indy's criminal justice correspondent Ted Hamm talks about what the impact could be of these punitive new measures.

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00:20:19

We Discuss Historic Win for Public Power in New York...

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2023/05/09

We spoke with Lee Ziesche, spokesperson for Public Power New York, about climate legislation recently enacted in New York that greatly expands the ability of the public sector to produce renewable energy. Advocates are hailing it as the first state-level Green New Deal. But, will Gov. Kathy Hochul seek to undermine an initiative she was cornered into supporting?

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00:07:15

Sounds from May Day '23: Union Square Rally and...

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2023/05/09

Sounds from May Day '23: Union Square Rally and Starbucks Workers Confront Management by The Indypendent

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00:08:24

NYS Senator Jabari Brisport on Budget Impasse: Hochul...

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2023/04/19

We get an update on the New York State budget impasse in Albany with socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn. We find out more what has Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul and the legislature at odds, starting with criminal-justice and bail reform.

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00:18:24

City Moved to Privatize Coney Island NYCHA Complexes;...

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2023/04/19

We speak from tenant organizers down in Coney Island with the United Front Against Displacement that have been fighting against the privatization of their NYCHA complexes, a practice that has been implemented city-wide since 2016 and is hurting longtime New Yorkers.

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00:17:59

Labor New Updates from The Indypendent // 18 April '23

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2023/04/19

We hear from workers at Trader Joe’s who are on the verge of voting on whether or not to unionize at their store at Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan. They held a rally yesterday in front of the store. We also have updates from Rutgers, retired NYC municipal workers and ongoing protests in France.

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00:54:30

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 18 April...

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2023/04/19

Another fantastic show. In our first section, we hear from workers at Trader Joe’s who are on the verge of voting on whether or not to unionize at their store at Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan. They held a rally yesterday in front of the store. We also have some other labor news updates. In our second segment, we speak from tenant organizers down in Coney Island with the United Front Against Displacement that have been fighting against the privatization of their NYCHA complexes, a practice that

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00:15:31

John Teufel Talks About Massive Pay Increase Mayor...

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2023/04/12

We talk with NYPD watchdog, lawyer and Indypendent columnist John Teufel about the fat new contract Mayor Adams signed last week with New York City’s PBA police union.

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00:16:04

Plaza Tonatiuh Shut Down by Police for Gathering in...

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2023/04/12

The NYPD and Parks Police violently shut down a community gathering on April 9 in Sunset Park organized by Mexicanos Unidos. The organization has previously held an unpermitted open-air market on Sundays at the park. The market, known as Plaza Tonatiuh, was shut down on Sunday, April 2 for not having the proper vending license. The group returned last Sunday to celebrate the Easter holiday and with no intention to engage in vending. It didn’t matter to the police. The Indypendent’s Amba Guerguerian

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00:18:43

Interview w/ NYC Stop Cop City Activist Priscilla...

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2023/04/12

A New York City activist has finally made it home from Cop City protests in Atlanta after being jailed for a month. Priscilla Grim was arrested at a music festival in the Weelaunee Forest on March 5. The DeKalb County DA’s office charged Grim and 22 other Stop Cop City week of action participants with domestic terrorism on trumped-up evidence. It claims that wearing black clothing and having mud on pants was evidence of having engaged in property destruction that took place in another part of the

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00:55:54

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 11 April...

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2023/04/12

In the opening segment, we hear from Priscilla Grim, Brooklyn-based digital media activist. She was arrested at a Cop City protest in Atlanta on March 5th and was held without bail for a month before finally being released last week. Later in the show, we follow up on the violent police raid that shut down an Easter Sunday at Sunset Park organized by Mexicanos Unidos. And we talk with NYPD watchdog and Indy columnist John Teufel about the fat new contract Mayor Adams signed last week with New York

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00:11:12

Ted Hamm Talks About Alvin Bragg’s Career and His...

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2023/04/05

On Tuesday, Donald Trump was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse for paying $130,000 in hush money to a former mistress in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign and then falsifying related business documents. We hear from Indy criminal justice correspondent Ted Hamm who interviewed then-candidate for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in 2020 and has continued to closely follow his career.

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00:11:05

Updates from NY Assemblymember Phara Souffrant...

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2023/04/05

Donald Trump flew back to his Mar-a-Lago mansion following his arraignment. Meanwhile, thousands of incarcerated people on Rikers Island who have not had a trial cannot leave that hellhole of a jail for lack of money to make bail. On yesterday’s radio show, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest, a democratic socialist from Brooklyn, updated us on state budget negotiations in Albany between Gov. Kathy Hochul, who wants to roll back the 2019 bail reform law and state legislators who do not.

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00:16:14

New Yorkers Comment on Trump’s Arraignment + Analysis...

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2023/04/05

On Tuesday, Donald Trump was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse for paying $130,000 in hush money to a former mistress in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign and then falsifying related business documents. Supporters and detractors of Trump rallied outside the courthouse. The intense divisions of the Trump era were on full display as well as the toxic brew of grievances and conspiracy theories embraced by the former president’s most rabid followers. We covered Arraignment

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00:11:16

Listener Call-ins re: Trump's Arraignment

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2023/04/05

On Tuesday, Donald Trump was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse for paying $130,000 in hush money to a former mistress in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign and then falsifying related business documents. Supporters and detractors of Trump rallied outside the courthouse. The intense divisions of the Trump era were on full display as well as the toxic brew of grievances and conspiracy theories embraced by the former president’s most rabid followers. We heard from Indy

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