In our second segment, Peter Sterne from City & State Magazine gave us his assessment on Zohran Mamdani’s first month in office. We talked about the many democratic socialist candidates running against established incumbents in 2026. Jan 27, 2026

On today's Indypendent News Hour, we spoke with Ximena Bustamante, founder of the Undocumented Women's Fund and an organizer with NYC-DSA's Latinas Socialistas, about organizing efforts that are underway across New York City to thwart ICE and to build the kind of massive civilian resistance movement seen in Minneapolis. We also spoke with Ligia Guallpa of The Worker's Justice Fund about recent workplace victories for NYC's 80,000 deliveristas and took listener phone calls.

We spoke with Ximena Bustamante, founder of the Undocumented Women's Fund and an organizer with NYC-DSA's Latinas Socialistas, about organizing efforts that are underway across New York City to thwart ICE and to build the kind of massive civilian resistance movement seen in Minneapolis.

We also spoke with Ligia Guallpa of The Worker's Justice Fund about recent workplace victories for NYC's 80,000 deliveristas. With Mayor Zohran Mamdani on their side, companies are being held accountable for the poor policies they uphold for delivery workers.

We took listener call-ins, talking about everything from ICE to Mayor Mamdani’s progress so far.

On this week's Indypendent News Hour, we got a live update on resistance to the ICE surge in Minneapolis from freelance Minnesota journalist Clint Combs. In our second segment we spoke with Hudson Valley activists who are opposing a proposed new ICE detention facility in Chester, New York. In our final segment, we spoke with Conrad Blackburn, a public defender, union organizer and Black socialist who is running for a Harlem State Assembly seat. Throughout the show, we'll have live updates from a mass anti-ICE protest being held at Bryant Park while we are on the air.

On this week's Indypendent News Hour, we got a live update on resistance to the ICE surge in Minneapolis from freelance Minnesota journalist Clint Combs. We spoke about how the community has been responding and resisting, in the face of unprecedented challenges.

In our second segment we spoke with Hudson Valley activists who are opposing a proposed new ICE detention facility in Chester, New York.

In our final segment, we spoke with Conrad Blackburn, a public defender, union organizer and Black socialist who is running for a Harlem State Assembly seat. We talk about socialism, revival and bringing the power back to the people.

In our first segment we spoke with Maggie Latona of the New York State Nurses Association about the nurse’s strike and the union’s latest struggle: protecting key parts of their jobs from being taken over by artificial intelligence. Lots to unpack here.

In our second segment we spoke with State Senator Jabari Brisport on his reaction to Governor Hochul's state address today. We also discussed the governor's recent support for universal childcare which Brisport has long championed and his support for lieutenant governor Antonio Delgado who is running against Hochul in the democratic primary.