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Militant Journalism
NYC tenants disrupt board vote to increase rents, demand rent rollback
On June 21, over a hundred tenants and housing rights activists rallied in front of Cooper Union in New York…
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Horrific conditions at NYC Rikers jail expose criminalization of poverty, capitalist greed
The system of mass incarceration can be depicted no better than at Rikers Island—it is a manifestation of capital’s drive…
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Militant Journalism
Over 60 organizations march in largest Brooklyn Pride in history
In the midst of a recent rise in anti-LGBTQ sentiment, this year’s march took on special significance for those who…
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Militant Journalism
Mounting public pressure forces DA to drop all charges against Queens, N.Y. man
In an unexpected turn of events in the courtroom, Assistant District Attorney Andrea Medina moved to drop five of the…
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Militant Journalism
Brooklyn, N.Y., tenants call for unity against negligent landlords
"Tenancy includes all of us who do not control our housing. Evictions of both housed and unhoused tenants can only…
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Militant Journalism
Brooklyn, N.Y., community demands ownership of lot, land sovereignty
“For too long, public land has been given to for-profit developers without any community input,” said Albert Scott, an organizer…
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Militant Journalism
Farmworkers fight billionaires of Wendy’s, demand fair wages, working conditions
At the rally, the workers described the injustices they continued to fight against, like wage theft, physical assault, sexual abuse,…
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Queens, N.Y., community demand freedom for wrongfully accused man ahead of 97th court appearance
This latest hearing marks Churaman’s 97th court appearance since his arrest in 2014. During the hearing, Judge Holder ordered a…
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Militant Journalism
NYC rally condemns Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque
This is not an accident. This is systematic, this is a strategy, this is collective punishment.
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Militant Journalism
Activists condemn Colombian leader in New York City
Protesters criticized the U.N.’s normalization of Duque's violence and expressed the urgent necessity of peace for the Colombian people.
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