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June 26, 2020 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief, a weekly selection of news stories from journalism outlets operating outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations. The Headlines U.S. Politics Progressive Candidates Surge...
June 19, 2020 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief, a weekly selection of news stories from journalism outlets operating outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations. Upcoming Events Co-Creation in Documentary During Pandemic...
We Need More Care, Not More Cops While “Defund the Police” has recently caught on as a slogan, its roots are in the divestment/investment framework that groups like BYP 100 and the Movement for Black Lives have developed over the past several years. This calls for the...
All Four Officers Involved in George Floyd Case Will Face Charges On Thursday, following nine consecutive nights of protests after the killing of George Floyd, one of the movement’s goals has been met: all four Minneapolis Police Department officers present at Floyd’s...
Outpouring of Rage Continues Over Death of George Floyd George Floyd, a 46-year-old black father, was killed on Monday by a white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes until he suffocated. Floyd was handcuffed,...
How To File Absentee Ballot for New York Primary Medical officials urge New Yorkers to vote in the presidential primaries with an absentee ballot. The Indypendent outlines how to get one: fill out an application and cite “temporary illness” as preventing in-person...
Time for Progressives to Seize House Relief Bills On Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leadership revealed their proposal for the latest stimulus bill, titled the HEROES act. While it allocates $3 trillion to relief—including another one-time $1,200...
Debunking Trump’s China Nonsense The coronavirus pandemic offers a playground for conspiracy theorists: they say infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci and billionaire Bill Gates advance dystopian agendas and 5G caused COVID-19. But some of the most egregious...
Canada Swiftly Banned Assault Weapons, Spurring U.S. Calls Two weeks after a series of shootings in Canada killed 13 people, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday a ban on "assault-style" semi-automatic weapons in the country. The sale, transport, and use...
News Networks Must Rebut Trump’s Briefings Donald Trump has turned his daily COVID-19 briefings into campaign events, which demand consistent and swift rebuttal, writes Truthout. Some networks have considered suspending coverage or have switched away during Trump’s...