NYC
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How the poor die in New York
Van Dyke I is a series of 22 hulking brick apartment blocks in Brownsville, the poorest part of Brooklyn, New York. At least 10 people have died there from COVID-19, including a mother and son whose bodies were discovered only after neighbours reported the smell to city officials. There are no tributes to them, no… Continue reading
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Fort Apache Lives: In Memoriam, Jerry González (1949-2018) By Dr. José E. Cruz
Jerry González, a giant of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Afro-Cuban jazz, and jazz music is no more. He was born in Manhattan on June 5th, 1949, the son of Puerto Rican parents. He grew up in the Bronx and left us on October 1st, 2018, the victim of smoke inhalation leading to cardiac arrest as a… Continue reading
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Media: To Defeat Transparency, NYPD Turns to Journalist-Turned-Cop-Turned-Journalist-Turned-Cop
Last week, the New York City Council held hearings on proposed legislation calling on the New York Police Department to be more transparent with how they surveil and spy on the public. Police officials, as they often do, proceeded to tell local lawmakers to get lost. Requests for more information and possibly a public comment… Continue reading
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BBC Jazz 625: Thelonious Monk at the Marquee Club
BBC Jazz 625, the Thelonious Monk Quartet Continue reading
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Bait-and-Switch on Stop-and-Frisk By Jim Naureckas
There’s a lot of misinformation coming from the media on the unconstitutional police strategy known as stop-and-frisk. There’s a powerful urge to believe, it seems, that abusing the Fourth Amendment rights of young men of color somehow makes the rest of us safer. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 25 April 2013: op 10 Things We'll Have After Obama, Everyday Terror
25 April 2013 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report The Obama Legacy, Pt 1 of Many: Top Ten Things Black America Will Have To Show For 8 Years of President Obama by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon When Barack Obama leaves the White House in January 2017, what will black Continue reading
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John Coltrane: 'Greensleeves'
From the album “Live! at the Village Vanguard” (1961) featuring John Coltrane(tenor and soprano sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (double bass), and Elvin Jones (drums). Continue reading
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Video: Radical Interpretations of the Present Crisis, NYC, 11.14.12
The present moment is arguably one of unprecedented confusion on the Left. The emergence of many new theoretical perspectives on Marxism, anarchism, and the left generally seem rather than signs of a newfound vitality, the intellectual reflux of its final disintegration in history. As for the politics that still bothers to describe itself as leftist… Continue reading
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Johnny Griffin Live at the Village Vanguard
Video clip of tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin soloing over an up tempo blues, filmed at the Village Vanguard with Ronnie Matthews piano, Ray Drummond bass, and Kenny Washington drums. Continue reading
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A Chill Descends On Occupy Wall Street; "The Leaders of the allegedly Leaderless Movement" By Fritz Tucker
On Sunday, October 23, a meeting was held at 60 Wall Street. Six leaders discussed what to do with the half-million dollars that had been donated to their organization, since, in their estimation, the organization was incapable of making sound financial decisions. The proposed solution was not to spend the money educating their co-workers or… Continue reading
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URGENT: ACTION NEEDED NOW! Boats to Gaza Stopped by Israeli Warships
At 7:30 am the Tahrir was interrogated, via radio, by the Israeli Navy. The ships were approximately 48 nautical miles off the coastline, well into international waters. Asked by the Israeli Navy for their destination, Canadian activist Ehab Lotayef replied, “The conscience of humanity.” When they repeated the question, asking for final destination, Lotayef said, “The betterment of mankind.” Continue reading
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Occupy Wall St. Turns Global
NYC Occupy movement enters second month and gains momentum Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street (and elsewhere) Newslinks 14-15 October 2011
15 October 2011 — williambowles.info 15 October 2011 Occupy Australia takes off — thousands in Melbourne and around the countryAt 11.30am on October 15, about 750 people converged on City Square in Swanston Street in Melboune’s CBD as part of the global Occupy Together movement. It is a movement inspired by the Occupy Wall Street Continue reading
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Video: Welcome to the Police State: NYC Cops Mace Peaceful Protestors Against Wall Street
I’m beginning to wonder whether the right to assemble is effectively dead in the US. No one who is a wage slave (which is the overwhelming majority of the population) can afford to have an arrest record, even a misdemeanor, in this age of short job tenures and rising use of background checks. Continue reading
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The Wall Street Occupation: A Sleep-In Protest in the Shadow of Power By Manny Jalonschi
Surrounded by the headquarters of some of the world’s most powerful financial players, over two thousand protesters converged on Wall Street this Saturday. By the end of the second day, those occupying Liberty Park, formerly known as Zuccotti Park on Broadway and Liberty St., had settled in, partially helped by pizza, hot chocolate and blankets… Continue reading
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It's a biggie!
If it continues on its projected track, Virginia Beach is going to lose its virginity and then some. NYC has already battened down the hatches. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 3 August 2011: Obama Catastrophe / Ruling Class Victory / McKinney Eyewitness Libya
3 August 2011 — Black Agenda Report News, commentary and analysis from the black left Ruin-Nation: The Obama Catastrophe by BAR executive editor Glen Ford After two and a half years of waging war against the Left half of his own party, while seeking a “Grand Consensus” with the GOP, President Obama has finally set Continue reading
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US Boat to Gaza Last update for July 1st
As you know, earlier today the U.S. Boat to Gaza – The Audacity of Hope – was stopped by the Greek Coast Guard. After a stand off that unfolded over several hours a 2nd Greek Coast Guard boat arrived. This boat carried heavily armed Greek commandos and this shifted the dynamic. Soon after a decision… Continue reading
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Update on US To Gaza
Another Greek Coast Guard boat has arrived. It seems that something might be happening fairly soon…no idea exactly what or when. Continue reading
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Slowly, Alzheimer’s Erases a Poet’s Gifts and Memories By Almudena Toral
The memory of the New York poet Jack Agüeros is capricious nowadays. He remembers the lyrics of certain Puerto Rican folk songs and the name of his petite, growling dog: Nikki. He does not remember collecting the old radios, locks and cast-iron pieces that once decorated his bright Manhattan apartment on West 14th Street. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 