Gina Athena Ulysse analyzes the historical particularities and global wealth disparities that have sparked recent protests in Haiti.
War with China?
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Michael Klare warns that, even if a shooting war doesn’t erupt, a long-term geopolitical war of attrition between the U.S. and China will have debilitating consequences for both sides.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Cows
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“The problem was excusable, almost: / that they thought there should be a place / in the world that would welcome them. / But why?” A new poem from Steven Kleinman.
Contrary Creatures
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Victor Grossman uses a fictional beast––one with two heads, each pulling in opposite directions––as a metaphor for Germany’s current politics.
Tikkun Daily
ICE Agents are Torturing Detainees in Their Custody
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Defending Rights and Dissent condemns the inhumane treatment of asylum-seekers in ICE detention centers.
Reflections on BDS
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Stephen Zunes writes that, although support for BDS has grown dramatically worldwide, “it has shown little in the way of tangible benefits for the Palestinians.”
Arts & Cultural Critique
PROTECTION BY EINAR JONSSON
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“Your wings are institutions, and therefore / too slow. / They weigh you down.” A new poem from Stephanie Burt.
‘More AIPAC Than J Street’: Kamala Harris Runs to the Right on Foreign Policy
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Stephen Zunes argues that the California senator’s hardline positions on Israel-Palestine point to a dangerous disregard for international law
Justice for All
Learning from the Teacher Walkouts
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Lois Weiner examines recent teacher walkouts and reminds us that, if they are to be successful, social movements must uproot all forms of oppression.
Two Years Later: Resisting Trump in Michigan
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Ronald Aronson reports on the state of the progressive community two years into Trump’s presidency: “We are ready not simply to oppose Trump but to pose new goals.”
Children in Trouble
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Karen J. Greenberg reminds us that, despite we-are-not-them American exceptionalism, childhood is everywhere under threat and needs to be protected.
Politics & Society
Bullshit Jobs
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In this review of David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs, Miki Kashtan explains what bullshit jobs are and how they can help us understand “the rightward turn of so many voters around the world.”
Politics & Society
Reflections on MLK Jr.
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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.
Politics & Society
Return Like a Ghost: Travel Diary – Israel, Berlin, Palestine
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In this travel diary, Prof. Oren Yiftachel reflects on memory, identity, and historical trauma.