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This 1787 print satirizes the Queen of England, the Prince of Wales, and King George III gorging themselves at the British Treasury, filling their craws with gold at the expense of everyday citizens. George III had lost the American colonies a few years earlier and was showing growing signs of madness, which would see him descend into dementia for the last 10 years of his reign —  proving it’s never too early to get rid of royal wannabes.

THE FRONT

No Kings: Show Up for Truth, Justice, and the American Way

by Laura Bell

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SEVEN DECADES

A Sex and $$ Scandal During the Age of Reagan

by Jim Sleeper

THE WAR IS OVER? — but the memories linger on. Top, from left: Dr. Benjamin Spock, at the Whitehall Street Induction Center; Dorothy Day and A. J. Muste at a rally; the 1967 march on the Pentagon.  Below: A draft card burning; the hippies go to the capital; a candlelight vigil in Washington Square; the Vietnam Veterans Against the War return their medals. Bottom: Chicago in 1968; the Washington Moratorium in 1969.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1973, the Forever War in Vietnam Came to an Inconclusive Close

by Phil Tracy

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SEVEN DECADES

Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

by Steven Hager

Straphangers: Director Joseph Sargent (center, with glasses) and cinematographer Owen Roizman prepare a close-up of a commuter having a very bad day in “The Taking of Pelham 123.”

VOICE CHOICE

‘Cinematic Immunity’ Covers the Artistry – and Insane Derring-Do – of Location Shooting in NYC

by R.C. Baker

In an age where everyone and everything is famous — not for Warhol’s proverbial 15 minutes but for more like 15 nanoseconds — New Yorkers have had weeks to enjoy a true star.

VOICE CHOICE

Take a Spring Break With a Timberdoodle or Two

by Laura Bell

Straphangers: Director Joseph Sargent (center, with glasses) and cinematographer Owen Roizman prepare a close-up of a commuter having a very bad day in “The Taking of Pelham 123.”

VOICE CHOICE

‘Cinematic Immunity’ Covers the Artistry – and Insane Derring-Do – of Location Shooting in NYC

by R.C. Baker

A hand-painted denim jacket by Jonathan Shaw, ca. 1980s.

VOICE CHOICE

Legendary Tattoo Artist Jonathan Shaw Brings 40 Years of Counterculture to Auction

by Michele Stueven

Julia Kent melds the technological and organic.

VOICE CHOICE

Julia Kent’s Looping Cello Soundscapes Will Envelop the Met’s ‘Ecologies of Painting’

by Laura Bell

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An ad for a town meeting in Harlem from the same issue of the Voice reporting on attacks on Martin Luther King, Jr. in Chicago.

SEVEN DECADES

When Martin Luther King was Attacked in Chicago

by Richard Goldstein

Originally published: August 11, 1966

From the Village Voice Archive: Marlene Nadle writes about the 1963 March On Washington.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1963, the Voice Reported on a Speech that Made History

by Marlene Nadle

Originally published: September 5, 1963

The NYSE, which protestors did not stop from opening today

Equality

Occupy Wall Street National Day of Action: Live Updates From Downtown Manhattan

by Steven Thrasher

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EQUALITY ARCHIVES

Mississippi: A March Resurrects a Movement

by Jack Newfield

Originally published: June 30, 1966

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BOOKS ARCHIVES

In Praise of Pulps

by Jeff Weinstein

Originally published: October 1, 1983

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From Liberty in Miss. To Justice in D.C.

by Jack Newfield

Originally published: December 2, 1965

From the March 25, 1965 issue of the Village Voice, the week before the march on Montgomery.

Protest Archives

Marching to Montgomery: The Cradle Did Rock

by Jack Newfield

Originally published: April 1, 1965

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PRIDE ARCHIVES

Gay Rights: Forget It

by Arthur Bell

Originally published: December 11, 1978

Jill Johnston and Athur Bell in Gay Pride March / June 27, 1971

PRIDE ARCHIVES

The Year 2: Toward a Gay Community

by Arthur Bell

Originally published: July 1, 1971

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