In these two articles, authors Obery Hendricks and Ariel Dorfman reflect upon their connections with MLK, Jr.
Politics & Society
100th Anniversary of the Murder of Two German Revolutionaries
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Victor Grossman reflects on the significance of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg on the 100th anniversary of their murder.
Justice for All
Pregnancy as Risk: When Access to Care Really Matters
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MaryAnne Mercer shares a riveting story about the tragic results when mothers-to-be do not have access to quality healthcare and reminds us of the importance to fight for universal care for all.
Activism
Love Knows No Borders
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Cat Zavis reports on a recent interfaith action at the U.S.-Mexico border to demand respect for the human right to migrate and seek asylum, an end to the militarization of border communities, and an end to immigrant detention and deportation and the defunding of ICE and Border Patrol.
Politics & Society
Democrats Likely to Appoint a Militarist Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee
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Stephen Zunes urges readers to tell the Democratic Party leadership to not give Engel the chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Global Capitalism
80 Years Since the Holocaust Began – Can We Stop Fascism Today?
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Martin Winiecki explores how to address the rising fascism in Brazil and around the world.
Politics & Society
Saint Oscar Romero: “Cease the Repression”
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Saint Oscar Romero’s plea to “Stop the repression!” is especially relevant today as thousands of men, women, and children seek refuge from Honduras.
US Politics
The Dream Defenders and False Accusations of Anti-Semitism
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Donna Nevel explains that when claims of anti-semitism are falsely hurled against politicians and activists, they both have destructive consequences and also make a mockery of, and trivialize, real acts of anti-Semitism.
Politics & Society
After Pittsburgh: Grieve, Rejoin the Fringes of America, and VOTE!
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow urges us not to abandon our commitment to compassion in the wake of the Pittsburgh shooting. Instead, we must “respond by putting every effort for one week into Growing the Vote to renew and strengthen American democracy.”
Global Capitalism
Blood Chocolate, Lessons from Zazu Dreams
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Cara Judea Alhadeff reminds us that social and environmental justice are inseparable and asks us to “consider the links between many of the popular brands of chocolate and child slavery” when buying Halloween candy this year.
US Politics
Activism is the Rent I Pay For Living on This Planet
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Dana L. Sinopoli argues that it is time we pay our rent for living on this planet by engaging in activism.
Justice for All
The New Islamophobia Looks Like the Old McCarthyism
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In this piece, Juan Cole argues that Islamophobia today looks a lot like McCarthyism of the past. This is not a road we particularly want to go down.
Arts & Cultural Critique
The War on Neighborhoods
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In his review of Ryan Lugalia-Hollon and Daniel Cooper’s The War on Neighborhoods, Theodore Richards breaks down the false dichotomy between individual and community.
Other Voices
Mourner’s Kaddish for Gaza Palestinians
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Instead of mourning privately––a betrayal of Jewish values––Andy Ratto encourages us to follow his example and publicly mourn the death of Palestinians in Gaza in a “not only personal, but also a public act of spiritual and political solidarity.”