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SEVEN DECADES

A Monument to a Corrupt POTUS – 1977 Version

Three years after Richard M. Nixon resigned, the Voice ran a contest to determine an appropriate memorial for the disgraced Commander in Chief.

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VOICE CHOICE

‘Louder Than Guns’ Follows a Musician and a Journalist as They Seek Common Ground to End Gun Violence

In this new doc — with music — Ketch Secor and David Greene engage with a cross-section of Americans on a volatile subject.

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SEVEN DECADES

A Government Show Trial in 1971 Echoes Trumped-Up Charges Now

The Black Panthers were accused of planning heinous crimes, but the prosecution’s case was way too imaginative for a jury of street-level New Yorkers.

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VOICE CHOICE

For May Day 2026, Join Workers Uniting – and Partying – Against Fascism

On May 1st meet up with the UAW and fellow citizens to march for economic and social justice. 

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History Bites

IBOGAINE! It’s Back! Just in Time for Doomsday! 

Drugs and politics have long been odd bedfellows, none more than teetotaler Donald Trump unleashing ibogaine to help vets suffering from PTSD.

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SEVEN DECADES

When the Pentagon Screened ‘The Battle of Algiers’

In 2003, the U.S. was mired in the Iraq War and the Voice revisited a film that has long been a cautionary tale for empires everywhere.

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History Bites

250 Years = 250 Feet: Trump’s Desire for a Bigly Arch Echoes Megalomaniacs of the Past

Autocrats crave massive ceremonial structures to cement their legacies.

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SEVEN DECADES

Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

More than four decades ago, the Bronx DJ was already a hip hop legend, known as the “Master of Records.”

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THE FRONT

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

On Saturday, a massive national day of action will oppose Trump’s attacks on democracy, immigrant families, and free speech.

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SEVEN DECADES

A Sex and $$ Scandal During the Age of Reagan

In 1982, Brooklyn congressman Fred Richmond attempted to use money and powerful connections to maneuver his way out of a sex scandal.

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