The Indypendent

1 month ago | indypendent.org | Amba Guerguerian |Milo Keogh

Amba Guerguerian & Milo Keogh May 2 A flurry of executive orders has marked the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, dismantling major parts of the federal government and firing thousands of federal employees, deporting thousands of immigrants labeled as “illegal aliens,” attacking Trans rights, and arresting and deporting student organizers. We’ve also seen repeated demonstrations of the administration’s willingness to defy court rulings and the Constitution.

1 month ago | indypendent.org | Sam Alcoff

All photos by Lantz Arroyo. Against the granite columns of the New York County Courthouse in Lower Manhattan, hundreds of professors, students, school staff and alumni rallied yesterday afternoon in defense of higher education. Less than 100 days into Trump’s second term, his administration has attempted to take control of multiple elite universities, abducted several prominent student activists and created a chilling effect on campuses across the country.

1 month ago | indypendent.org | Eleanor Bader

Journalist and Lutheran pastor Angela Denker, herself the mother of sons, knows that boys can be affectionate, caring and sweet, but she also knows that they can be drawn to hate and violence. Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood, Denker’s second book, probes the ways Christian nationalism is marketed to them and exposes the misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia that are its stock and trade.

2 months ago | indypendent.org | Eleanor Bader |Red Emma's

The term “accountability” is often bandied about, but the Pinko Collective’s latest book, After Accountability, does a deep dive into what it actually means to be accountable and to whom.

2 months ago | indypendent.org | Sam Alcoff

Rare is the college brochure that informs potential students of the minutiae of massive university financial endowments. Today’s universities, which often hold colossal land and stock portfolios, can be giant and complicated institutions with interdisciplinary administrations straddling education in the classroom and corporate governance in management. But what’s left off during a campus tour can soon become apparent after orientation.