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TH#202: Decembere 16–JanuaryInDyP 19 a Free PaPer FOren Free PeOPLeDenT THE INDY NEEDs Your HElp! see P2 & back Page FOr DeTaILs >>>>> Lynne Foster abL newack mOvemen TLI FOrves racIaL Jus maTIce begTTIns,er P4 editorial THe InDyPenDenT uPgraDIng TO InDy 2.0 THE INDYPENDENT, INC. 388 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor ’ve worked on this newspaper for many newspaper like the Indy, and keeping Brooklyn, ny 11217 years. My favorite moment in the month-long it afloat has been no easy task. 212-904-1282 I cycle of publishing The Indypendent always As we enter our 15th year, we’re occurs during the final hours before going to continuing to evolve as an organiza- www.indypendent.org press. tion. Happily, we’re now reaching a twitter: @theIndypendent It’s when all the stories, photos and illustra- financial milestone where we can pay facebook.com/theIndypendent tions for the new issue have come in and been all of the core members of our team. Though porters will be hosting house parties for us this laid out in freshly designed pages with headlines long overdue, it’s a huge step forward for us. winter and spring and we will be celebrating BOARD OF DIRECTORS: and captions and only final page proofs to go. We also plan to make the Indy more welcom- our 15th anniversary in a big way next fall. Ellen Davidson, Anna Gold, At this point, everyone’s individual efforts have ing to the many talented freelance writers and This is the time to make a contribution. We’re already outpacing last year’s fund drive, but we John Tarleton taken shape and collectively become something artists who would love to contribute to the paper larger and more powerful. The final result then but can’t afford to provide their work for free. don’t have a millionaire owner or deep-pock- goes out into the world and is read by tens of At the same time, the publication will continue eted corporate investors. So whether you can ExECuTIvE EDITOR: thousands of people. to run a strong volunteer program for aspiring give $25, $100, $200 or $1,000, it all makes a big John Tarleton That moment seems like magic, but it’s a prod- grassroots journalists and be open to submis- difference. You can write a check or go to indy- uct of hard work. The Indy started as an all-vol- sions from our readers. pendent.org and make a one-time or a recur- MANAgINg EDITOR: unteer project in 2000 and has never had more This transition is a big challenge but not an ring monthly donation, which is a great way to Alina Mogilyanskaya than a couple of modestly paid editors who kept impossible one. It will allow us to do more of the spread your gift across the year. things running smoothly so that everyone else incisive social movement reporting and analysis “You get what you pay for,” the old saying could plug in. This model has allowed us to excel for which we are already known and to publish it goes. In this case your contribution will get you CONTRIBuTINg EDITORS: while operating on a shoestring budget. more frequently in print and online at indypen- quite a lot. Besides helping us pay our bills and Ellen Davidson, We worked our butts off again this year pro- dent.org. Call the more robust newspaper and do right by our writers and artists, you will see Nicholas Powers viding on-the-ground coverage from Ferguson website that emerge from this transformation an already outstanding newspaper continue to to the frontlines of the global anti-fracking move- Indy 2.0. get better. ILLuSTRATION DIRECTOR: ment; from tenant union organizers in Crown But first we need to raise $40,000. It’s double Thank you for your support. And we’ll see you Heights and storm survivors in the Rockaways to our normal fundraising goal and a crucial step in the streets in 2015. Frank Reynoso Venezuela, France and Iraq and back home to in ensuring that our plans for Indy 2.0 succeed. the People’s Climate March. This annual year-end fund drive will be a big — John TarleTon HEAD DESIgNER: No other city in the United States has a left part of that. But we aren’t stopping there. 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Keith Williams and Amy Wolf. 2501 Jackson Ave. 3 TabLe OF cOnTenTs THe InDyPenDenT December 16, 2014–January 19, 2015 breakIng THe cHaIns By Nicholas Powers 4 When grand juries refused to indict the police offi cers who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner, the narrative of a post-racial America dissolved in a maelstrom of protest. revOLuTIOn by DesIgn By John Tarleton wHaT wILL Ice DO neXT? By Alina Mogilyanskaya Go to an anti-police brutality protest these days and you’re bound to run into people President Obama has a new immigration plan and NYC has stepped up with 4 wearing shirts and holding up signs with simple, stark protest messages created by 8 immigrant-friendly policies. How much safer will the city’s immigrants be? Laurie Arbeiter and Sarah Wellington. makIng a sTanD By Alex Ellefson 10 In Brooklyn, eight elderly residents are blocking an unscrupulous landlord from turning an assisted living facility into luxury condos. wHen LanDLOrDs TargeT OLD eLecTIOn reFLecTIOns neT LOss By Alex Ellefson By Stanley Aronowitz Millions of credit card numbers are regularly 10 PeOPLe By Steven Wishnia 12 The Dems’ dismal performance in the midterms 13 stolen from some of the nation’s largest retailers Across the city, landlords are using every trick in underscores why independent left movements are because companies would rather not spend the the book to drive elderly tenants out of their rent- our best hope for making real change. money on cybersecurity. stabilized apartments. agaInsT ImPunITy By Laura Carlsen 14 The saga of 43 missing rural college students continues to roil Mexico.