How Israel Advocates Shut Down a Union’s Motion to Endorse BDS – When unionists wrote a pro-Palestine motion, Israel advocates contrived a wide-ranging campaign to stop it from receiving a vote. November 8, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Right’s War on “Wokeness” in Virginia – Progressives can’t afford to avoid the new culture war. November 5, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Office Hours: Vitaly – “If I can’t come into the classroom ready to listen, it’s not an abolitionist space.” November 2, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
you must believe in spring – “you would trade a skull of yes/no for quiet, two slushed thoughts / per foot below, but there it goes dewing the frost of your plan” October 29, 2021April 18, 2024David Rutman, Meghan Froy 犀利士 Continue Reading
Can Minneapolis Reimagine Policing? – A proposed new department would include professionals like mental health workers alongside cops. October 29, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Aaahh!!! Jewish Monsters – An illustrated guide October 29, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
“I Campaigned on Right, Not on Fear” – If he loses due to his support for BDS, Florida congressional candidate Omari Hardy says his “conscience will be clear.” October 25, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
From Minneapolis to Jerusalem – On Black–Palestinian solidarity October 25, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Politics of “Jewface” – Sarah Silverman has come out against the casting of non-Jews in Jewish roles—a stance with a fraught racial history bound up with the legacy of blackface. October 22, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
For the Sake of Truth – Poet and activist Mohammed El-Kurd discusses his debut collection, the vexed meanings of visibility, and the long history of Palestinian freedom struggles. October 21, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading