Issue 292
Issue 292
Dec 24, 2024
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Editor’s Note: Around the World in 20 Pages
Our latest issue takes you from a Lower Manhattan courtroom to Cuba, Cairo and Azerbaijan before returning to the streets of New York City.

Meet The Indypendent’s Distribution Heroes
Indy readers help keep news boxes around the city stocked and tidy.

The Underground Network Supporting Gazans in Cairo
A patchwork of mutual-aid organizations has sprung up to tackle the severe problems facing people fleeing genocide.

Some Republican Leaders Are Looking for Ways to Slash Social Security
A financial lifeline for tens of millions of Americans is at risk of being privatized by the incoming Trump administration.

How Economic Power in the World Works
A review of ‘The Economic Government of the World’ by Martin Daunton.

No justice for Jordan Neely and coping with the winter blues.

Exile in the Promised Land: The Lesson We Should Learn from Kamala’s Crushing Defeat
Harriss’ defeat is a reminder that empty identity politics can’t defeat Trump’s rightwing populism. Something more radical is needed.

Petrostate Stalemate: COP29 Report Back
In Azerbaijan, rich nations and their fossil-fuel industry lobbyists faced off on one side with poor nations and climate activists on the other

Cuba in the Dark: Biden Urged to Ease Sanctions Before He Leaves Office
The burden of U.S. economic sanctions weighs heavier each day on this socialist nation.

Policing, Real Estate and NYC’s MAGA Mayor
Could a pardon from Donald Trump revive Adams’ political fortunes?

Columbia & NYU Tax Break Targeted to Repair Disparities Between Private Universities and CUNY
A cross-campus alliance of students is pushing for the REPAIR Act, which would force Columbia and NYU to cough up $327 million in annual property taxes they are currently exempted from.