Bob Hennelly

New York

Contributing Writer at InsiderNJ

Author, “Stuck Nation” (https://t.co/LLzvz0s43q), award-winning investigative journalist—politics, health, policy, labor, environment, law enf’t.

Articles

"Almost a Gestapo nation": When ICE seized the mayor, his city showed up

2 days ago | salon.com | Bob Hennelly

Masked, armed federal agents arrested the mayor of Newark for doing his job — and citizens said no Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark confronts ICE agents at a demonstration outside an immigrant detention centre in Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 7, 2025.
Pastor busted for praying: Rev. Barber arrested after taking Moral Monday to Capitol Hill

2 weeks ago | salon.com | Bob Hennelly

On Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr. William Barber and two others were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol for praying on behalf of the tens of millions of Americans set to lose their healthcare if Congress passes the pending GOP budget which cuts $800 billion from Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest households and corporations. They were held for three hours. "This is the inaugural launch of Moral Monday.
No Praying Allowed: Rev. Dr. William Barber Arrested in D.C. — Work-Bites

2 weeks ago | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyOn Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr. William Barber and two others were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol for praying on behalf of the tens of millions of Americans set to lose their healthcare if Congress passes the pending GOP budget which cuts $800 billion from Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest households and corporations. They were held for three hours. "This is the inaugural launch of Moral Monday.
Listen: Pope Francis Passes; Growing Support for Repealing NYS Stock Transfer Tax Rebate; And More — Work-Bites

3 weeks ago | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyPope Francis has died at 88 years old. Francis, a tireless champion of social justice, was the first pontiff from the Americas and the first Jesuit to be elevated to the Papacy. In the final months of his life he blasted the Trump/Musk junta plan for mass deportations. In February, he wrote to all of the American bishops about his concerns.
Listen: Trump’s Trade War on the World and a 9/11 WTC Betrayal — Work-Bites

1 month ago | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyOn Friday, China responded to President Donald Trump's 34 percent tariff with a 34 percent tariff of their own on the US. Over the weekend, financial markets in Asia continued the slide Wall Street experienced last week when investors lost $4 trillion in two days. The more than ten percent drop experienced by the Standards & Poor 500 Index at the end of last week was the biggest drop since the COVID pandemic hit in 2020.
Listen: Live Coverage of ‘Hands Off’ Protests — Work-Bites

1 month ago | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyFrom noon until 3 p.m. today [Sat. April 5] WBAI's producers and public affairs team will bring you LIVE rolling coverage of the labor and social justice protests scheduled for New York City and Washington D.C. against the Trump/Musk junta's assault on workers' rights and the U.S. Constitution. These events are part of a national day of action that's scheduled at more than 1,300 locations in all 50 states as well as several countries. We will also take listener calls at 212-209-2877.
Will union turmoil reduce NYC labor’s 2025 election clout?

2 months ago | cityandstateny.com | Bob Hennelly

New York City’s unions play an oversized role in municipal elections where fewer than one in four voters participate. For candidates for public office, unions can be a source for endorsements, volunteer campaign labor, campaign cash and thousands of votes. Mayoral candidates often start vying for labor backing before they even declare their candidacy, and unions derive much of their clout from backing the right candidates at the right time.
Listen: ‘A President is Not King Unless We Bow’ — Work-Bites

2 months ago | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyLess than a month into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, his full court press to let billionaire Elon Musk dismantle the federal government is getting major pushback. On this episode of the Stuck Nation Labor Radio Hour, we’re looking at the protests that are cropping up in Washington D.C. and dozens of states.
Ras Baraka is campaigning on protecting immigrants. Across the Hudson, Eric Adams is doing the opposite.

Feb 3, 2025 | cityandstateny.com | Bob Hennelly

Last month, hours after federal immigration officers raided a Newark, New Jersey, seafood business, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka blasted the raid as unconstitutional, vowing that Newark would “not stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized.” At a packed press conference the day after the raid, Baraka asserted that in addition to the detaining of undocumented residents, U.S. citizens as well as a U.S. military veteran were caught up in what he described as a warrantless search that...
Black History Month: A. Philip Randolph Remembered — Work-Bites

Feb 2, 2025 | work-bites.com | Bob Hennelly

By Bob HennellyJoin WBAI’s "What’s Going On?” at 7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, to reflect on the labor-civil rights connection as well as the essential contribution made by A. Philip Randolph to both movements. For Randolph, an avowed socialist, enduring economic empowerment was won through the kind of collective action required by union organizing. It tracks that the massive gathering Randolph helped organize in 1963 at which the Rev.