The Indy Brief

From Progressive Candidates to Citizen Science

From Progressive Candidates to Citizen Science

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...

From Progressive Rulings to Trump Exposé

From Progressive Rulings to Trump Exposé

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...

From Defunding the Police to Clean Energy Inequity

From Defunding the Police to Clean Energy Inequity

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...

From Racial Justice to Militarized Repression

From Racial Justice to Militarized Repression

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...

From George Floyd to COP 26

From George Floyd to COP 26

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,...

From Primary Vote-By-Mail to Pipeline Prevention

From Primary Vote-By-Mail to Pipeline Prevention

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...

From House Relief Bills to Fossil Fuel Divestment

From House Relief Bills to Fossil Fuel Divestment

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...

From Debunking Trump to TSA Hoarding

From Debunking Trump to TSA Hoarding

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...