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We speak with Indy editor Nicholas Powers about his cover story detailing how Zohran Mamdani was able to break through idealistic leftist circles to genuinely hear and respond to the needs of working class people of color.

First, we speak with Indy editor Nicholas Powers about his cover story detailing how Zohran Mamdani was able to break through idealistic leftist circles to genuinely hear and respond to the needs of working class people of color. Then speak with Eric Thor, the former co-chair of NYC-DSA, about the Zohran Save Calculator, an app which tells you how much you would save under Mamdani’s policies.

We speak with Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, about one of the greatest challenges Zohran Mamdani will face if he goes on to win the November general election: How to deal with the NYPD. Among the hot-button topics Mamdani will have to deal with is whether to keep billionaire heiress Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner, the future of the Cop City training complex being built i...

In our first segment, we speak with Columbia Professor Joe Howley. He has been an outspoken critic of the repression of pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia since the fall of 2023. He has also been watching with dismay as the university’s top leaders recently negotiated what he says is a one-sided legal settlement with the Trump administration.

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In our first segment, we speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins for New York City’s tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas on July 14 on the steps of City Halls. In our second segment, Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress today and grilled about alleged...

How Zohran Mamdani and New York City DSA pulled off one of the greatest victories in the history of the American Left and the many challenges ahead. Scott Harris hosts Counterpoint Mondays 8-9:30pm on WPKN (Bridgeport, CT.). Interviews from that show are edited and rebroadcast on Between the Lines, a nationally syndicated show that airs on more than 70 radio stations.

In our first segment, we speak with WBAI General Manager Bob Hennelly about the impact of Congress’s sweeping cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and how it could impact public radio and television stations across the country. In our second segment, Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance talks about 6 months after it was implemented, congestion traffic pricing has been a smashing succ...

We discuss the new post-election special edition of The Indypendent, take calls from listeners about the mayoral race and Zohran Mamdani and in the second half of the show we speak with two labor activists who are fighting in court to preserve the paid sick day rights of 3.6 million New Yorkers.

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We speak with Peter Sterne, an editor at City & State, about Zohran Mamdani’s shocking primary victory and how the New York City’s Democratic Party establishment was reacting to it. We also hear from Sam Mellins of New York Focus about how the state legislature he currently serves in might respond to his ambitious agenda. And in our final segment we spoke with two members of Veterans for Peace who...

On primary day, The Indy's John Tarleton and Ariana Orozco discuss the latest developments in the race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. We also hear from voters going to the polls, take listener call-ins and speak with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers about the affordability crisis.

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak in the first half of the show with mayoral candidate and former Bronx Assemblymember Michael Blake who cross-endorsed Zohran Mamdani the previous day. In the second half of the show, we talk with Jay Walker, co-founder of the Queer Liberation March who previews this year's march and how the second Trump administration was shaping its messa...

Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress and grilled about alleged incidents of antisemitism at CUNY since October 2023. We hear from Jennifer Gabourey, the first vice president of the CUNY faculty union, to get their response to the House Education and the Workforce Committee's show trial and the broader attack on American universities being...

We speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins yesterday on the steps of City Hall for New York City’s tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas.

In our first segment, we speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins yesterday on the steps of City Hall for New York City’s tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas. In our second segment, Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress today and grilled about alleged i...

We catch up on the mayoral race with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers. A new poll out shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead over his top challenger, Zohran Mamdani, shrinking to a mere two points.

We speak with a participant in the rolling hunger strike by students and faculty at the City University of New York. The hunger strikers want CUNY to cut all ties with Israel and companies that do business with Israel.

Co-host Amba Guerguerian joins us live from Foley Square, where immigrant rights groups and their allies are rallying today to protest the Trump administration’s mass deportation program and the increasingly brazen tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain and deport immigrants.

In our first segment, co-host Amba Guerguerian joins us live from Foley Square, where immigrant rights groups and their allies are rallying today to protest the Trump administration’s mass deportation program and the increasingly brazen tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain and deport immigrants. Then we speak with a participant in the rolling hunger strike by stud...

We speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. She’s facing a tough re-election challenge in her Brooklyn district with money from Uber pouring into her district after she backed legislation that would protect the labor rights of immigrant gig workers.

We hear from an organizer with NYC ICE Watch, a rapid response network founded in 2020 that responds to incidents of ICE sightings and other emergencies.

In our first segment, we hear from an organizer with NYC ICE Watch, a rapid response network founded in 2020 that responds to incidents of ICE sightings and other emergencies. In our second segment, we speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. She’s facing a tough re-election challenge in her Brooklyn district with money from Uber pouring into her district after she backed legislation that woul...

We look at the latest news from New York City’s mayoral race. A new poll shows socialist state legislator Zohran Mamdani rapidly gaining ground on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. We also take listener call-ins.