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Activist and writer, Cole Sandick talks about how there’s increasingly popular legislation to limit teenagers’ access to social media platforms and why he believes that while this sounds promising on the surface, in practice, it's leading to more government surveillance, privacy infringement and fails to keep young people off the internet.

In our first segment, we talk to organizers of March for Mumia on marching for better conditions for the incarcerated elderly and freedom for Mumia, a former Black Panther. In our second segment, we talk about media monopolies forming with Warner Brothers being bought out and predictive markets. In our third segment, we talk to Reverend Billy and Savitri D. from the Church of Stop Shopping Choir o...

Steve Bernhaut, Johanna Ramen and Joe Piette, talk to us about why they're marching for Mumia, a radio journalist and former Black Panther who was incarcerated for shooting a police officer in the 80s. We discuss the lack of healthcare for the incarcerated elderly, and the response they've received.

We discuss how the Netflix vs. Paramount, Warner Brothers merger will lead to media monopolies, their motives behind acquiring Warner Brothers. We learn about Kalshi, a predictive marketing app that wants to monetize "differences in cultural opinion", and their partnership with CNN.

We talk to Reverend Billy and Savitri D. about their new holiday show, AI and the importance of returning to our humanity and sing. "Are You Strange Enough to Change Enough?" they urge us to ask.

In our first segment, we speak to Brandon West, a former member of the City Council’s central staff on Julie Menin’s power as speaker and how her stance will affect Zohran Mamdani when he is mayor. In our second segment, we bring you an interview between John Tarleton and Zohran Mamdani, long before he became a world-famous politician. They reflect on policing in the United States. In our final se...

Following right-wing Democrat Julie Menin’s victory in the race for City Council Speaker, we spoke with Brandon West, a former member of the City Council’s central staff, about how Menin and her supporters outmaneuvered progressives, the powers she will wield as speaker and how she might try to obstruct Zohran Mamdani when he is mayor.

Before he became a world-famous politician and a leading symbol of the democratic socialist movement in the United States, Zohran Mamdani was a little-known candidate for a state Assembly seat in Astoria, Queens. In this interview with The Indypendent News Hour’s John Tarleton, Mamdani introduces himself, talks about why he is running and reflects on the George Floyd Uprising and how policing shou...

In our final segment, John Tarleton talks about Downeast Maine, the wild blueberry harvest and how a small town of fewer than 500 people came together to mourn the sudden death of his former blueberry harvest crew leader. Amid the deep cultural and political divides between big city and rural areas, Tarleton says, his trip reminded him of some of the things we share in common: a longing for commun...

In our first segment, we speak to City & State Editor Peter Sterne about who Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani selected for his transition team. He explains what role these committees might play in helping him staff his administration, along with setting policy goals. In our second segment we talk to Sarah Ahn and echo - two Flushing Workers Center organizers. We discuss why they oppose billionaire Mets...

On Nov. 24, Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani introduced 402 New Yorkers who will serve on 17 different transition committees. We spoke with City & State Editor Peter Sterne about who Mamdani selected and what role these committees might play in helping him staff his administration and with setting policy goals

Sarah Ahn and Echo – two organizers with the Flushing Workers Center – discuss why they oppose billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen’s push to open a casino in their working class Queens community.

The head of the popular Palestinian restaurant talks about the Thanksgiving meal they are holding in Astoria, Queens and why the restaurant chooses to publicly embrace its Palestinian identity.

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Cuomo whistleblower Lindsey Boylan talks about her former boss's divisive general election campaign and what's likely going through his mind as he stumbles toward a humiliating end to his long career in politics.

NYC-DSA organizer Cole Sandick about his Election Day canvassing experiences on the Upper West Side and how working on the Mamdani campaign has affected changed his life.

This week's show fell on Election Day. Our reporters spoke with voters about their choices in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. We also spoke with NYC-DSA organizer Cole Sandick about his Election Day canvassing experiences on the Upper West Side and how working on the Mamdani campaign has affected changed his life; Cuomo whistleblower Lindsey Boylan about her former boss's divisive general election...

Beginning on November 12 at BAM, Third World Newsreel will screen some of the group’s most iconic work from the late 1960s and early 1970s – another era where young people’s dreams of forging a more just world crashed against a system that didn’t want to change.