Not interested in the usual patriotic hoopla that accompanies the 4th of July? Looking to celebrate the day with your fellow rabble rousers? Opportunities abound this year. Say It Out Loud! Starting at noon, former NYCLU Director and Public Advocate candidate Norman Siegel will lead his annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of [...] read more »

“What is wrong with Michael Jackson?” I asked so much it became a punch-line. Like most jokes, it overpowered anxiety of looking at Michael’s thinning body and ghoulish face. Now that he’s dead, I can ask why we didn’t stop joking. Maybe we couldn’t afford empathy while he was alive. He might release another desperate [...] read more »

Between 2000 and 2007 the top ten publically traded insurance companies saw profits increase 428%! Photos from Honduras Listen to Naomi Klein give a talk in Ramallah: “The most emotional event I’ve ever done” Other Palestine links: Israel opens a museum in the West Bank; Cynthia McKinney and others arrested off the Gaza coast A documentary about compulsive hoarding Healthcare: [...] read more »

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge ruled today in favor of striking Stella D’oro workers ordering their employer to reinstate the workers to their former jobs under the terms of their old contract, pay back wages with interest and be willing to return to the collective bargaining table. The 136 workers at the Stella [...] read more »

Roberto Lovato and Jeremy Scahill on Honduras (via GritTV) Vanity Fair does Palin Solid Gold does LA: Picking grapes in the Coachella valley; testing the trustworthiness of Los Angeles vegan restaurants; the A to Z of Change Car-free NYC, this summer Before you recycle, precycle! RIP Abraham Bojorquez Got links? Send them to anna@indypendent.org. read more »

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Honduras: Al Giordano and the Tiny Revolution blog weigh in Roundup from Slashdot on Nokia’s and Siemens’s role in the Iran web crackdown Off The Beaten Path, an online exhibit about violence, women and art Feeling creative? Design the poster for the next movie by the Yes Men Feeling evil and creative? Write the first paragraph of Dick Cheney’s [...] read more »

A Community Reflects On Stonewall By Julia Dunn This week has been filled with parades, art exhibitions, speeches, presentations and mostly celebrations to honor the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. As you walk down Christopher Street this week, there is an immediate assault of bright colors, pride flags, celebratory people and signs reminding everyone of the [...] read more »

With Albany, after two weeks of stalling, still engulfed in political power plays and petty infighting, important progressive legislation remains tabled. Before Senators Hiram Monseratte (D-Queens) and Pedro Espada, Jr. (D-Bronx, or is it Mamaroneck?) threw the State Senate into disarray when they switched to the Republican side, there was hope that the Democrats would deliver [...] read more »

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