May Indy: Fight The Bully
In the new issue of The Indypendent, we look at life in the Trumptatorship — the quickly advancing but still incomplete authoritarian takeover of the U.S. state by Donald Trump and his political allies and enablers.
Resistance to Trump Is Steadily Growing. It May Yet Explode.
By John Tarleton
Trump’s rapid blitzkrieg through any institution — public or private — that might oppose him is based on a “flood the zone” strategy. However, flooding the zone can make a lot of enemies very quickly.
Under Trump 2.0, Most Black Americans Have Nowhere to Run
By Nicholas Powers
Black history is filled with tension between whether to fight an oppressive system or to escape from it.
The Collapse of Liberal Big Law
By John Teufel
It was never a secret that these big law firms made their money by destroying the world. But the deal we were tacitly promised was that if the shit hit the fan and the fascists came for us, these firms would bravely stand against them.
Vox Pop: New Yorkers Discuss Whether Trump Is Becoming a Dictator
By Amba Guerguerian & Milo Keogh
Indypendent reporters recently spoke with parkgoers in Union Square to understand how Trump’s actions are shaping public perceptions of his intentions.
For more Indy coverage, see our Issue 295 PDF.
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