A Strike Against Despair
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a University of Michigan undergrad reflects on the sense of possibility unleashed by the grad student strike.
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Watching the Protests from Prison
We cannot protest our treatment at the hands of the police state, but we are looking to the protesters with pride.
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Taking Care
In the Twin Cities over the past week, protesters refused the state’s mythic monopoly on care, and thus its thin alibi for its violence.
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Lessons From Strike University
Coronavirus disruptions have only intensified the resolve of striking UC Santa Cruz grad students fighting for a pay increase.
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A Missed Opportunity
New York’s march against antisemitism, meant as a show of unity, instead highlighted the deep fissures between the different American Jewish communities.
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Tea and Solidarity
In the UK, Jews and Indians on the left are joining forces against the right's Islamophobia and bigotry.
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The ADL Cannot Lead on Civil Rights
At its annual conference, the organization's Trump-aligned, right-wing Israel advocacy eclipsed its liberal agenda.
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How Far Is J Street Willing to Go?
Its annual conference has become a space for left-wing criticism of Israel, but the organization remains cautious.
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Don’t Call It an Anniversary
One year after the Tree of Life attack, the Jewish community of Pittsburgh is still trying to make sense of what happened.
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Tradition Compels Us to Respond
Religious communities are confronting the threat of climate change with activism.
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