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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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00:56:06

Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 14 June '22

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2022/06/15

We start the show in Albany, where climate activists hoped that Democratic super-majorities in the 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

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00:15:11

Amazon Labor Union Update with The Indypendent on WBAI

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2022/06/08

We are joined by Amazon Labor Union core organizer Connor Spence and lawyer Seth Goldstein: Since winning a union election at the massive JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island in April, the amazon labor union has continued organizing in Staten Island and beyond. They are organizing for a union win in JFK8s three sister warehouses and Amazon warehouses around the country are indicating they want to unionize. But this is no easy fight, and in many ways, an uphill battle. While Amazon continues to pour

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00:13:11

Layan Fuleihan of The People's Forum Talks About...

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2022/06/08

We are joined by Layan Fuleihan, Education Director at the People’s Forum: On Friday, 10-15 members of a far-right/anti-vaxxer coalition stormed into the People’s Forum, a socialist educational and cultural space on West 37th street. According to members of the People’s forum who were present for the altercation, the NYPD facilitated the barrage by preventing the people’s forum from forcing the occupiers to leave. The protesters remained in the space for over an hour, while staff and guests were

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00:55:09

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 7 June '22

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2022/06/08

On this week's Indy News Hour: —Prakash Churaman joins us with his lawyer Jose Nieves: When Churaman was 15 he was was snatched from his home by the NYPD and bullied into making a false murder confession. He would spend 4 years on Rikers awaiting a trial while his peers went to high school and looked to begin building their adult lives. Churaman was convicted and then saw the conviction overturned on appeal but was forced to live under virtual house arrest with an ankle monitor that tracked his

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00:17:44

Prakash Churaman Interviewed on WBAI by The...

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2022/06/08

Prakash Churaman, who was 15 at the time, was snatched from his home by the NYPD and bullied into making a false murder confession. He would spend 4 years on Rikers awaiting a trial while his peers went to high school and looked to begin building their adult lives. Churaman was convicted and then saw the conviction overturned on appeal but was forced to live under virtual house arrest with an ankle monitor that tracked his every move.. The Queens DA’s office was planning to retry Prakash in the

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00:05:45

John Tarleton Explains NY Redistricting Fiasco on WBAI

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2022/05/26

A mini segment with Indypendent Editor-in-Chief John Tarleton, who has been following New York State’s electoral politics and redistricting. The maps for Congress and State Senate drawn by the Democrats in the state legislature earlier this year were thrown out by the state’s top court and control over the mapmaking landed in the hands of a Republican judge in Stueben County, New York, who in turn appointed a "neutral third party" expert to draw the maps.

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00:18:39

A New Path to Organize Workers: Emergency Workplace...

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2022/05/25

We speak with labor organizers Wen Zhuang and Eric Dirnbach, who are trying to speed accelerate worker unionization rates. EWOC is pioneering a new model of labor organizing that fills a huge void left by traditional unions that don’t emphasize organizing unorganized workers. The Indy’s Amba Guerguerian wrote the cover story on the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) after covering various labor battles in the city over the past year.

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00:27:18

Stand up to Your Landlord: Sireah McNeill and...

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2022/05/25

Sireah McNeill is being denied a lease to her family home after her mother’s passing in February and is determined to rally community support to stop this act of displacement and gentrification in the Historic Clinton Hill community. We speak with McNeill and two organizers from Brooklyn Eviction Defense, a grassroots group of tenants supporting tenants in Brooklyn.

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00:55:51

Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 24 May '22

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2022/05/25

We start with a mini segment with Indypendent Editor-in-Chief John Tarleton, who has been following New York State’s electoral politics and redistricting. Then: Sireah McNeill is being denied a lease to her family home after her mother’s passing in February and is determined to rally community support to stop this act of displacement and gentrification in the Historic Clinton Hill community. We speak with McNeill and organizers from Brooklyn Eviction Defense, a grassroots group of tenants

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00:16:30

Indy Journalist Reports Back from Cuba: "Down With...

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2022/05/18

We talk about Cuba, where co-host and Indy Associate Editor Amba Guerguerian just traveled with a brigade of journalists, who were present at the International Workers Day parade in Havana. Guerguerian talks about some notable differences between Cuba and the U.S., how the blockade works, and how sanctions affect nearly all aspects of Cuban life.

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00:37:23

Responses to the Fall of Roe / Women Working on the...

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2022/05/18

To help us better understand the struggle we’re in right now for a woman’s right to control her own body, we're joined by two guests: Melanie MacLennan works as an addiction doctor here for the New York City health system. Until around 2008, she was an abortion doctor and performed abortions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. She was 18 years old when Roe was decided and is furious about what’s happening now. We also hear from journalist and documentary filmmaker Erin

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00:56:12

The Indy News Hour on WBAI / 17 May '22 / SCOTUS...

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2022/05/18

To help us better understand the struggle we’re in right now for a woman’s right to control her own body, we're joined by two guests: Melanie MacLennan works as an addiction doctor here for the New York City health system. Until around 2008, she was an abortion doctor and performed abortions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. She was 18 years old when Roe was decided and is furious about what’s happening now. We also hear from journalist and documentary filmmaker Erin

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00:30:02

Nicholas Powers Chops it Up on WBAI: New Book and...

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2022/05/12

Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers talks about his new novel, the resurgence in interest in psychedelics (which he has always been a champion of) and why men should be speaking out just as loudly for a women’s right to choose.

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00:19:38

Phara Souffrant Forrest on First Term and Reelection...

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2022/05/12

Working-class nurse, tenant organizer and NY State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest speaks about her first term in office, which includes becoming a mom for the first time just a few months ago. She is one of a wave of young socialist NY legislators elected in the past few years, defeating a 4-term incumbent in 2020 to win Assembly District 57. She is now running for reelection.

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00:55:09

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI 99.5 FM // 12 May 2022

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2022/05/12

On this weeks' Indy News Hour: Working-class nurse, tenant organizer and NY State Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest on her first term in office, which includes becoming a mom for the first time just a few months ago. She is one of a wave of young socialist NY legislators elected in the past few years, defeating a 4-term incumbent in 2020 to win Assembly District 57. She is now running for reelection. Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers talks about his new novel, the resurgence in

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00:27:28

Ana Maria Archila Explains What She Will do...

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2022/04/20

Ana Maria Archila is a longtime immigrant rights leader and Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy, one of the largest community organizing networks in the country, with 54 affiliate organizations in 32 states and Puerto Rico. She is running for Lt. Gov. in the June 28 Democratic primary with NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams who is running for Governor. The Lt. Governor’s race was blown wide open last week when now-former Lt. Gov Brian Benjamin resigned following his

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00:25:38

Nerdeen Kiswani of WOL-Palestine Speaks on WBAI with...

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2022/04/20

Nerdeen Kiswani is a is the founder and chair of the NYC-based group, Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine, a community organization revitalizing the revolutionary spirit of the Palestinians in exile in pursuit of liberation. Through WOL, Nerdeen has organized around the Palestinian cause nationwide and worldwide, building solidarity with oppressed peoples fighting for liberation. Nerdeen is in her third year at CUNY school of Law, where she is the president of Students for Justice in

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00:58:25

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 19 April 2022

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2022/04/20

Ana Maria Archila is a longtime immigrant rights leader and Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy, one of the largest community organizing networks in the country, with 54 affiliate organizations in 32 states and Puerto Rico. She is running for Lt. Gov. in the June 28 Democratic primary with NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams who is running for Governor. The Lt. Governor’s race was blown wide open last week when now-former Lt. Gov Brian Benjamin resigned following his

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00:14:16

Leaked Audio: Amazon Managers Discipline ALU...

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2022/04/14

Leaked Audio: Amazon Managers Discipline ALU Organizer for Union Talk by The Indypendent

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00:57:39

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI 99.5 FM // 12 April...

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2022/04/14

NY legislators approved a $220 billion state budget at the end of last week. The measure included a rollback of bail reform laws passed in 2019 and a $600 million public subsidy for building a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills football team. We speak with State Senator Jessica Ramos, who expressed concerns about the budget. She represents Senate District 13, which encompasses several working-class immigrant communities in Western Queens including Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and

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