Progressives Introduce Legislation to Force US Investigation into Israel’s Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh – The amendment comes after the State Department released a waffling statement on the death of the Palestinian American journalist. July 6, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Arkansas Anti-Boycott Case, Explained – A ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the state’s anti-BDS law could be heading to the Supreme Court. June 28, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The View from the Ground – What overturning Roe means for abortion funds. June 24, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
After – “Dark of plenty, of fracture. God’s dark / of perfect recall.” June 24, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
A Historic Win for the Left in Colombia – Progressive International’s David Adler discusses Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez’s breakthrough victory, and Latin America’s wider shift. June 23, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
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