The Making of Satmar Williamsburg – In a new history of the Hasidic “fortress in Brooklyn,” a community’s struggle for the right to the city is not always waged in the common interest. November 23, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Long Reach of Restraint – For Israel’s Supreme Court, to exercise power might be to lose it. November 22, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Outside the Text – Sylvère Lotringer, who died last week, brought together French theorists, punk writers, and political insurrectionists through the avant-garde press Semiotext(e). November 19, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Right to Boycott is Under Attack – The director of the new documentary Boycott discusses the high stakes of the legal fight against anti-BDS legislation. November 18, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
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
