The Black Panthers were accused of planning heinous crimes. The prosecution’s case was way too imaginative for a jury of street-level New Yorkers.
This 1971 article from the Village Voice archives looks at trumped up charges against the Black Panthers that a jury found ludicrous.
The Village Voice reviews Martha Schwendener’s new book on Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), who prophesied the dangers of digital tech.
The labor solidarity May Day march — and party — happening on Friday, May 1st, at Union square is a Village Voice Choice for that week.
The Village Voice revisits the Hunter Thompson's 1972 riffs on ibogaine as President Trump fast-tracks the drug to help vets with PTSD.
The Village Voice revisits the Hunter Thompson's 1972 riffs on ibogaine as President Trump fast-tracks the drug to help vets with PTSD.
It’s 2026, and there are way too many daily emergencies coming at us collision-course style. But underneath it all is the ground we stand on, and no matter what else is happening we need to protect it ...