Daily Archives: August 19, 2025
Missing windows, broken locks: Hunters Point residents come home after renovations
“I’m a union painter,” said Tory Carpenter. He had worked on the 2007 renovations under AIMCO. “That job was union. This one isn’t. They’re using the cheapest labor and cheapest materials.”
Black people who see themselves in Palestinians find that Israel sees the same
Black Americans who identify with Palestinians say their shared experiences of racial oppression inform solidarity, but activists and visitors report that Israeli authorities often target and mistreat Black supporters — a pattern critics say underscores how race shapes both solidarity and state repression in the Israel‑Palestine conflict.