The Soul of the Worker – A mid-century Chabad writer protests the “shidduch” between socialism and secularism. April 11, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Waiting on the French Left to Decolonize Itself – Houria Bouteldja and Françoise Vergès on the French Presidential Elections April 8, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Beloved Defiles the Hands – virgil b/g taylor’s Minor Publics, on display at Artists Space through April 23rd, 2022 April 8, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Limitations of the Scream – Filmmaker Nadav Lapid discusses the difficulty—and dangers—of attempting to cast off his Israeli identity. April 6, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
“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
