General Mills Avoids Anti-BDS Backlash for Pulling Out of Settlements – By making no explicit political comment, the company has been spared the penalties Ben & Jerry’s faced. June 22, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Against Impossibility – Who benefits when we decide—or accept—that the splinters of history are “beyond repair”? June 21, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Hijacking of Atonement – In Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust is used to silence critics of Israel. June 16, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
An Artist’s Revenge – “Scowling, he grumbled to himself: It’s no wonder the rich view artists as their pawns, and art as their plaything . . . No one makes real art anymore!” June 15, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Knesset Pulls Back the Curtain on the Occupation – Thanks to political infighting, regulations allowing West Bank settlers to enjoy the rights of Israeli citizenship are on the verge of expiring. June 14, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Post-Soviet Realism – Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi’s oeuvre looks frankly at the immigrant experience. June 13, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Family at Breakfast – Mona Mansour’s Vagrant Trilogy put a subtle, unapologetic portrait of a Palestinian life on a major New York stage. June 10, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Gay Travel (or Music Makes the People Come Together) – “B slid through security checkpoint / after security checkpoint, // each playing a different era of Madonna.” June 10, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
After Chesa Boudin – James King, a criminal justice reform activist in the Bay Area, discusses the progressive San Francisco district attorney in the wake of a successful recall campaign. June 9, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Exodus: Pekudai – Can people in pursuit of freedom trust each other? June 9, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading