We start the show by speaking w/ former City Council budget staffer & socialist Brandon West about Mayor Adams' brutal mid-year budget cuts, how he is abusing the budgetary process, and what the Council should do about it.

We also weak with Tara Currie of Brooklyn for Peace about the Move the Money campaign to divert money from the Pentagon to meeting human needs, and then we learn about the "Beirut to Brooklyn" art exhibit at Brooklyn College.

Plus updates from Ashley Marinaccio about a protest for a Palestinian theatre and Amba Guerguerian about the latest from Gaza.

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 19 Dec. '23

We speak with Columbia student and Indy reporter Claudia Villalona about the larger context and outcomes of a Jan. 19 chemical weapon attack on pro-Palestine student protesters on Columbia's campus.

Update: Skunk Spray Attack at Pro-Palestine Columbia U. Student Protest

The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5–6 p.m. on WBAI-99.5 FM. Check out our archives to listen to past interviews with movement organizers, authors, elected officials and others fighting for justice in New York City and beyond.

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