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John Tarleton, the Editor-in-Chief of the Indypendent newspaper is joined by Olivia Riggio in interviewing:\n\u2014Jack Gross and James Innis of New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They talk about a broad statewide coalition of progressive groups that is backing the Invest in Our New York Act, which would raise $50 billion in new taxes from the wealthy. The DSA is one member of that coalition and they are doing grassroots canvassing in NYC to expand the campaign.\n\u2014Vivia Morgan, a licensed real estate agent, a community board member, and candidate for New York City Council for the nearby 40th district. Vivia started Change.org petition to protect the Associated Supermarket has been evicted and has been given 90 days to vacate. A luxury apartment building would replace the neighborhood supermarket in Crown Heights, leaving a food desert in its place. \n\u2014Erin McNeill, the founder and president of Media Literacy Now, talks about Cook v. Raimondo. In 2018, a group of students and parents on their behalf filed a class-action lawsuit, Cook v. Raimondo against state officials, namely Governor Gina Raimondo. The Rhode Island suit accuses the state of not providing children with sufficient education to prepare them to participate in democracy, therefore violating the 14th amendment\u2019s equal protection clause.\n\u2014Reverend Billy Talen of the Church of Stop Shopping, a New York City based performance art and gospel choir troupe. Talen commemorates Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the legendary Beatnik poet and publisher, died at his home in San Francisco on February 24th at the age of 101.