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We discuss the Trump administration’s stunning Jan. 28 announcement that it will “temporarily pause” trillions of dollars of already approved government spending. We also look at the overall arc of the first eight days of the Trump administration so we can help you make sense of what’s going on.

There’s been a sea of humanity returning to their pulverized communities in northern Gaza since Jan. 27. We talk about that and what comes next in the ceasefire process that could determine whether this genocidal war really ends or not.

We speak with Indy contributing writer John Teufel about his latest piece about growing up in West Islip, New York. Teufel has watched West Islip, also known as “White Islip," become a MAGA bastion in recent years that is now proud to claim Daniel Penny as a favorite son. Penny is the former marine who choked homeless subway passenger Jordan Neely to death in 2023 and was acquitted on all charges...

We bring on Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers and take call-ins from listeners who share how they feel about the Trump's second presidential term.

In the context of Trump's harsh deportation plans, we speak with Murad Awawdeh, the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, a broad coalition of many immigrant-rights community groups in New York.

Ravi Ragbir, a leading advocate for immigrants facing deportation and the co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition, won a full presidential pardon from Joe Biden, ending Ragbir’s 16-year quest to avoid being deported to his native Trinidad and Tobago. We speak with him about the pardon and the need for community power.

First Segment: Ravi Ragbir, a leading advocate for immigrants facing deportation and the co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition, won a full presidential pardon from Joe Biden, ending Ragbir’s 16-year quest to avoid being deported to his native Trinidad and Tobago. We speak with him about the pardon and the need for community power. Second Segment: In the context of Trump's harsh deportation pla...

Donald Trump has vowed to begin mass deportations on Day 1 of his new administration. As the nation's preeminent home to immigrants, how will New York City respond? On today's show, we'll speak with City Councilmember Alexa Aviles, Chair of the Council's Committee on Immigration about the laws and resources the city has in place to protect immigrants as well as her concerns that Mayor Eric Adams m...

Donald Trump has vowed to begin mass deportations on Day 1 of his new administration. As the nation's preeminent home to immigrants, how will New York City respond? On today's show, we'll speak with City Councilmember Alexa Aviles, Chair of the Council's Committee on Immigration about the laws and resources the city has in place to protect immigrants as well as her concerns that Mayor Eric Adams m...

We'll speak with mutual aid activists from the South Bronx Mutual Aid Network and Foodfight Brooklyn about how they are assisting immigrants who are being evicted from their shelters in the middle of the winter as well as preparing for whatever happens after Trump's inauguration.

We hear from Alex Kane, senior reporter at Jewish Currents, about the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle the Palestine solidarity movement.

We speak with Nicole Noble from NY-10 Neighbors for Peace, a Palestine solidarity group that has been pressuring their ardently Zionist House rep Dan Goldman since the genocide in Gaza began.

We spoke with with Danny Pearlstein and Emilia Decaudin of the Riders Alliance about the launch of congestion pricing in New York City, which began on Sunday after many years of struggle.

Nicholas Powers fields listener call-ins about Kamala Harris' crushing defeat

To start of the show, we spoke with Danny Pearlstein and Emilia Decaudin of the Riders Alliance about the launch of congestion pricing in New York City, which began on Sunday after many years of struggle. We then heard from Alex Kane, staff writer at Jewish Currents, about the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle the Palestine solidarity movement. Lastly, we bring on Nicole Noble from NY-10 N...

Listen to some of our favorite stories and interviews over this past year including one of the first interviews with mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and a story about birds attacking NYPD drones!

LaMont Hopewell joins John Tarleton to discuss striking Amazon workers in Maspeth, Staten Island and across the country and Indy contributor Nicholas Powers fields listener call-ins about Kamala Harris' crushing defeat

LaMont Hopewell joins John Tarleton to discuss striking Amazon workers in Maspeth, Staten Island and across the country

On today's Indypendent News Hour, our hosts John Tarleton and Ariana Orozco will discuss yesterday's Daniel Penny not guilty verdict with Chris Neely, uncle of Jordan Neely, and radical lawyer Eileen Weitzman, both of whom attended the trial and have been closely monitoring its progress. We will also speak with Malika Conner of the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition and a tenant leader from a Communit...

John Tarleton and Ariana Orozco will discuss yesterday's Daniel Penny not guilty verdict with Chris Neely, uncle of Jordan Neely, and radical lawyer Eileen Weitzman, both of whom attended the trial and have been closely monitoring its progress.

Malika Conner of the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition and a tenant leader from a Community Action for Safe Housing (CASA), an advocacy group in the South Bronx, about the lack of adequate legal counsel for tenants who are being taken to housing court by their landlords.

Host Ariana Orozco speaks with Danny Pearlstein from the Rider's Alliance about the recent win for congestion pricing as well as a representative from Public Power NY and finally a leftist lawyer closely following the Daniel Penny trial in the murder of subway performer Jordan Neely.

Nov 26, 2024: Following the Daniel Penny Trial Week 2 by The Indypendent

On today's Indypendent News Hour, we'll have an update from the Daniel Penny trial, the latest on a Gaza solidarity encampment at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY and we'll speak with Elizabeth Gonzalez of @comradeswkids about being a socialist parent in a time of Trump.

We talk about Trump's growing support in Asian and Latino immigrant communities, heard from the leader of a socialist organization that is seeing a post-election surge in membership and we took calls from WBAI listeners who reacted to the election results.