“The Right of Return is Landback” – In a new report, the Indigenous group NDN Collective links Palestinian and Native American struggles against settler colonialism. April 5, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
On Ukraine, Israel’s Communists Choose Not to Choose – Some left-wing politicians are reluctant to condemn Russia’s invasion because of deep historic links between the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Israel. March 31, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
How the War in Ukraine Is Changing Israel’s Refugee Policies – Rules are changing in a hurry for non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees, but refugees from other regions haven’t yet benefited. March 29, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Passion of 964 Park Place – A standoff between tenant organizers and yeshiva students over the fate of a Black family’s home summoned the specter of the Crown Heights riots, and provided an object lesson in housing activism at the end of the Covid eviction moratorium. March 29, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
We Need New Stories of Post-Soviet Jews – A letter from the issue committee March 28, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Dangers of a “New Cold War” with Russia – A conversation with the historian and foreign policy expert Stephen Wertheim. March 24, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Facing Questions About Its Israel Trips, the Sierra Club Falters – Under pressure first from Palestinian and then from Israel advocates, the environmental group has struggled to navigate travel to the region. March 22, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Wrong Way to Boycott – In contrast to ineffective—or even unethical—actions targeting Russian culture and individuals, the Palestinian BDS campaign is a model of how to use boycott and divestment efforts strategically. March 22, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
A Lesson in Arabic Grammar by Toni Morrison – On the syntax of relation March 21, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Russia’s Anti-War Protesters Are Facing Unprecedented Repression – Putin’s regime is cracking down on the last vestiges of political dissent. March 17, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
