Indypendent Radio Hour on WBAI // 05 January 2020
b'John Tarleton, Editor-in-Chief of the Indypendent newspaper, interviews:\\n--Steven Wishnia, the Indypendent\\u2019s longtime housing correspondent about his latest article on evictions, eviction moratoriums and the struggle for housing justice for millions of people during this pandemic. He also fills us in about the recently extended eviction moratorium here in New York state. \\n--Manon Vergerio, a member of Unlock NYC, an all-women tech collective that just released easy-to-use chatbot for would-be renters to use when confronted with unscrupulous landlords.\\n--Brandon West, a member of the DSA for the City slate that has 6 candidates running for City Council this year. From the perspective as a former staffer at City Council and organizer of movements to defund the NYPD, he talks about how City Council could achieve defunding the police if the socialist squad wins in the 2021 election.'