While the nation’s eyes are on the White House, New Yorkers have another major election coming up. Early voting has already begun, and on November 5th, New Yorkers will vote on six ballot measures. The first will enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution while the five others would change the City’s charter. While city officials have condemned the measures as attempts to weaken checks and balances on the mayor, Adams has promoted the measures on the grounds of growing New York City’s business sector and strengthening law enforcement. Here to breakdown the ballot measures and what they might mean for New Yorkers in Councilmember Shahana Hanif.

Queens assembly member and mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani announced his campaign last weekend and for once his first media appearance he tells The Indypendent how he'll address New Yorkers' biggest problems including the affordability crisis.

This special two-hour episode includes guests Mayoral Candidate and Queens Assembly Representative Zohran Mamdani! The show will end with a special live performance from Eli Smith.

The Nation interns Samaa Khullar and Thomas Birmingham talk about why they published their recent article, "Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve The Nation’s Endorsement."

We speak with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance about the largest current campaign Uber and Lyft drivers launched against the rideshare companies, which are locking drivers out of the apps for extended periods by taking advantage of a legal loophole.

We speak with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance about the largest current campaign Uber and Lyft drivers launched against the rideshare companies, which are locking drivers out of the apps for extended periods. We also hear from two of the Nation interns that published “Kamala Harris Does Not Deserve The Nation’s Endorsement."

Ligia Guallpa is the Executive Director of the Workers Justice Project. WJP aims to empower low-wage immigrant workers and build sustainable solutions for them as they contribute to our city. Earlier this year, the organization launched a movement to combat wage theft against undocumented workers. Six local construction companies in the city are being accused of stealing over $114,000 from their employees, many of whom rely on these incomes to support families here or in their home countries. If you would like to find out more or donate to Workers Justice Project text "Give" to 347-305-8541.

Amygdala gives us a glimpse into the world of drag, from how she manages to make it work on a budget and what the night industry COULD do to make it easier.

We look at two cases of hidden labor: our construction workers behind the buildings we sit in, and our cultural workers who create the shows we remember.We’ll be speaking with Ligia Guallpa of the Workers Justice Project about some of their recent initiatives surrounding wage theft against undocumented workers. Later, we will also be speaking with a cultural worker, Drag Queen Amygdala about how drag works in the city that never sleeps.

New Yorkers took to the streets on October 7th to protest the continued genocidal actions of the Israeli government aided by U.S. Zionists.