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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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00:17:34

Matt Thomas on the Struggle for Control of NY's...

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2022/07/20

New York’s supreme court, the New York Court of Appeals has taken a conservative turn in recent years. It’s been stacked with Andrew Cuomo appointees. The chief justice of the seven-member court, Janice DiFiore, a Cuomo appointee, unexpectedly announced she would be stepping down last week. The court is divided 4-3 in favor of a conservative block of which DiFiore is a member. As she leaves, there’s a chance for the court to go in a different direction. Our third guest, Matthew Thomas, has looked

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00:14:29

One Chinatown Resident’s Response to Homelessness Crisis

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2022/07/20

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made homeless sweeps one of the defining features of his administration. The sweeps often end with people’s few worldly possessions being tossed in the back of a garbage truck. The City was at it again on Tuesday, dismantling a couple of encampments by the Manhattan Bridge. It also planned to oust a homeless encampment in Sara Roosevelt Park at the intersection of Forsyth and Canal. One abolitionist neighborhood resident, Isabel, has sought to aid the homeless men

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00:13:21

Colombo on-the-ground: A Mass Movement Ousts Corrupt...

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2022/07/20

A report-back from The Indy's Amba Guerguerian. Sri Lanka, the teardrop-shaped island nation of 23 million people located just south of India. The country has been in the throes of an economic meltdown. A mass protest movement erupted in April; on July 10, thousands of demonstrators took over the presidential palace and sent the country’s leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing into exile. In now-iconic images, the protesters were seen taking selfies on the President’s canopied bed and splashing in his

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00:55:17

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 19 July '22

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2022/07/20

We start with a report-back from The Indy's Amba Guerguerian. Sri Lanka, the teardrop-shaped island nation of 23 million people located just south of India. The country has been in the throes of an economic meltdown. A mass protest movement erupted in April; on July 10, thousands of demonstrators took over the presidential palace and sent the country’s leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing into exile. In now-iconic images, the protesters were seen taking selfies on the President’s canopied bed and

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00:13:00

Things Aren't Going Great in Cop Mayor Adams' City

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2022/07/13

We speak with John Teufel, who authors a monthly column called "This Month in Eric Adams." He also wrote the cover article for our July print edition, “Welcome to the Fear Factory: How The Mayor, The Cops and the Corporate Media Make It Impossible To Solve New York City’s Many Challenges.”

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00:20:52

NYC Councilmember Shahana Hanif Speaks About the...

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2022/07/13

How did we end up with the new city budget we have? And what will its impact be in the coming year, especially New York’s 1 million public school students? We speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif of District 39 in Brooklyn. She’s the co-chair of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus and was in the thick of this year’s drama around the budget.

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00:55:38

It's Hot! But Don't Count on NYC City Pools to Cool Down

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2022/07/13

We speak with Max Rivlin-Nadler of the Hell Gate news website about the dearth of lifeguards at city pools this summer and how that’s affecting ordinary New Yorkers who don’t have their own rooftop pools or private gym memberships.

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00:55:38

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 12 July '22

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2022/07/13

First Segment: We speak with Max Rivlin-Nadler of the Hell Gate news website about the dearth of lifeguards at city pools this summer and how that’s affecting ordinary New Yorkers who don’t have their own rooftop pools or private gym memberships. Second Segment: How did we end up with the new city budget we have? And what will its impact be in the coming year, especially New York’s 1 million public school students? We speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif of District 39 in Brooklyn. She’s

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00:06:50

The Indypendent Interviews Voters Exiting the Polls...

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2022/06/29

We had reporters Molly Morrow and Yastika Guru out in the field speaking with Lower East Side voters about their ballot selections as they exited their polling places.

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00:06:01

DSA Co-Chair Sumathy Kumar Interviewed on WBAI in...

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2022/06/29

In this week's show, Host John Tarleton takes us through an election-night special edition as voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries for all statewide offices and all 150 seats in the NY State Assembly. In a heavily Democratic state like New York, the primary is often the race that determines the winner in the general election in November. In this segment we speak with Sumathy Kumar, co-chair of the New York City Chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America, which has emerged

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00:15:27

Ana María Archila Interviewed on WBAI in Indypendent...

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2022/06/29

In this week's show, Host John Tarleton takes us through an election-night special edition as voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries for all statewide offices and all 150 seats in the NY State Assembly. In a heavily Democratic state like New York, the primary is often the race that determines the winner in the general election in November. In this segment, we speak with Ana María Archila, Working Families Party nominee for Lt. Governor who some observers think could pull off the

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00:17:24

Ben Max Interviewed on WBAI in Indypendent Election...

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2022/06/29

In this week's show, Host John Tarleton takes us through an election-night special edition as voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries for all statewide offices and all 150 seats in the NY State Assembly. In a heavily Democratic state like New York, the primary is often the race that determines the winner in the general election in November. In the first segment, we get an overview on some of the key races and issues from Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and host of Max

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00:54:03

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI Election Night...

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2022/06/29

Host John Tarleton takes us through an election-night special edition as voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries for all statewide offices and all 150 seats in the NY State Assembly. In a heavily Democratic state like New York, the primary is often the race that determines the winner in the general election in November. We get an overview on some of the key races and issues from Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and host of Max Politics on WBAI. We’ll also speak with

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The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 21 June 2022

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2022/06/23

On Saturday, as a part of the moral monday movement, tens of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March. We hear from Amba Guerguerian, Indypendent associate editor, who was there and spoke with many participants. She says people are at their wit's end and ready to fight for a democratic system and a redistribution of wealth. We also hear a message from her friend Evan in Cali, Colombia, where the first leftist president was

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00:04:35

John Tarleton Discusses Latest Developments in NY's...

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2022/06/23

Indypendent Editor in Chief John Tarleton has been closely following some of the latest developments in the first round of Democratic primaries, which will be held on June 28 for all statewide offices and state assembly seats. Early voting is already underway. Tarleton speaks about progressive and socialist candidates that are challenging machine Democrats in a number of key races.

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00:12:35

Pride Was a Riot! Jay Walker of the Reclaim Pride...

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2022/06/23

The 53rd annual NYC Pride March will be held this Sunday starting at 12 Noon. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the parade Route which begins at 25th Street and 5th Avenue next and makes its way to 16th Street and 5th Avenue. It will be the first full-scale Pride March held since the Pandemic began. Also on Sunday will be the 4th annual Queer Liberation March which promotes itself as a “cop and corporate free” alternative to the traditional Pride March that honors the radical

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00:14:19

The Largest Labor Notes Convention Ever Propels Labor...

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2022/06/23

We focus on the militant, rank-and-file wing of the labor movement which gathered in Chicago this weekend for the annual “Troublemakers” conference sponsored by Labor Notes Magazine. The conference was packed with 4,000 attendees the largest ever in the history of the event. What new plans were hatched, strategies debated and discussed and relationships formed that could blossom into future organizing efforts? New York-based union organizers Wen Zhuang and Eric Dirnbach of the Emergency Workers

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00:13:20

Report Backs from Poor People's Assembly and Colombia...

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2022/06/23

On Saturday, as a part of the moral monday movement, tens of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March. We hear from Amba Guerguerian, Indypendent associate editor, who was there and spoke with many participants. She says people are at their wit's end and ready to fight for a democratic system and a redistribution of wealth. We also hear a message from her friend Evan in Cali, Colombia, where the first leftist president was

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00:20:00

New NYC FY 2023 Budget Defunds Education, Fully Funds...

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2022/06/15

We talk about the new city budget that was passed Monday night. The $101 billion Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes full funding for the NYPD but cuts for a number of city agencies most notably the Department of Education while billions of federal stimulus money sit in the city's coffers. We hear from Indypendent Editor-in-Chief John Tarleton about how budget passing works as well as from education advocates Leonie Haimson and Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, who are infuriated by the austerity budget

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00:26:28

Jabari Brisport And Illapa Sairitupac Talk Public...

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2022/06/15

Climate activists hoped that Democratic super-majorities in the NY State Senate and State Assembly could deliver historic legislation that would greatly expand the state of New York’s role in producing renewable energy, create tens of thousands of union jobs and lower rates for consumers. The Build Public Renewables Act did pass the Senate at the end of May but then died in the Assembly without receiving a vote before the legislature adjourned for the year. State Senator Jabari Brisport of

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