Bad Education – In The Loneliest Americans, Jay Caspian Kang suggests that for Asian Americans, the process of political consciousness raising has gone terribly wrong. November 17, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
George Washington University Employees Offered Support to Palestinian Students. Now They Say They’re Paying the Price – After offering a processing space to Palestinian students in June, a campus office has been prevented from serving its regular functions, according to a civil rights complaint. November 16, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Trick of the Light – In a film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s Passing, racial passing is about seeing as much as being seen. November 15, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Ode to the Security Woman – “The security woman / rubbed on my pussy / like it was Aladdin’s lamp” November 12, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Will Politico’s New Owner Allow Criticism of Israel? – German media giant Axel Springer demands that its employees support Israel, capitalism, and NATO. November 12, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
It Is Impossible to “Shrink the Conflict” – The Israeli government cannot significantly improve Palestinian lives without granting them basic rights. November 11, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Portraits of Resistance in Masafer Yatta – Israel’s Supreme Court will soon decide the case of the residents of Masafer Yatta, who have lived for decades under the threat of displacement by the military. November 10, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
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