Some Republican discourse trivializes the Holocaust.
Politics & Society
“Anti-Israel” and “Pro-Israel” in Michigan Election
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Congressman Andy Levin, author of the “Two-State Solution Act” is being opposed by an AIPAC-supported Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
Ukraine Is The Latest Neocon Disaster
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The Ukraine war is a predictable outcome of US neocon policy.
Politics & Society
AOC’s Experience: We Need to Respond to It
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The attack on AOC is an attack on all of us.
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A Nation Shocked at the Near Loss of a Democracy that was Always Part Illusory
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Capitalism is a major impediment to democracy. The steps needed to overcome it and begin the path to a true democracy.
Politics & Society
Call to Action to Block a GOP SCOTUS Pick
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Rabbi Michael Lerner and Rabbi Arthur Waskow have developed a strategy in response to President Trump’s attempt to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Politics & Society
The Political Meaning of Bush v. Gore Today
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Peter Gabel helps us understand what we can learn today from the battle for the presidency between Bush and Gore in 2000.
Politics & Society
Fear of Humiliation as the Root of Racism
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Peter Gabel explains how fear of humiliation is at the root of racism.
Politics & Society
It’s Past Time to Dismantle the Jim Crow Topography of Terror
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A powerful comparison to Nazi Germany can help us understand why confederate statutes must come down.
Justice for All
Considering the Wisconsin Election While Meditating on Heschel
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The decisions of the courts to refuse to delay voting in Wisconsin brings forth a prophetic wrath from Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg.
Politics & Society
The Illusion of American Democracy
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Bayo Akomolafe exposes how American democracy is systematically undermined.
Politics & Society
An Apologia for Post-Bernieism
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Shaul Magid argues that the primaries will shape which worldview will predominate in public discourse in the coming years, so don’t make it about the specific strengths or weaknesses of the current candidates that are articulating these different worldviews.
The Book of Esther, the Exodus, and U.S. Politics: A Leap of Faith
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Cat Zavis explores how the contrasting worldviews portrayed in the Books of Esther and Exodus manifest also in the political debates of our times.
Politics & Society
No, Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Socialist
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John Sanbonmatsu is perplexed and exasperated about people’s hysteria over Sanders being a socialist because, according to Sanbonmatsu, he isn’t.