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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.
Delilah Friedler April 2, 2020
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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.
Joshua Leifer January 7, 2020
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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.
Imogen Rez and Ilyas Nagdee December 11, 2019
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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.
Joshua Leifer November 27, 2019
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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.
Arianna Skibell November 6, 2019
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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.
C.A. Pinkham October 28, 2019
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Tradition Compels Us to Respond
Religious communities are confronting the threat of climate change with activism.
Arianna Skibell September 25, 2019
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We Will Protect Each Other
Efforts to scare anti-ICE protesters with extrajudicial violence won’t work.
Eve Condon August 16, 2019
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Flirting With Fascism
The National Conservatism Conference in Washington had a very 1930s vibe.
David Austin Walsh July 24, 2019
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UChicago Wildcat Strike Empties Classrooms
The grad student union’s three-day work stoppage was a demonstration of power.
Chloe Watlington and Lee Harris June 6, 2019
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Protesters Shut Down Pro-Palestine Event
A commemoration of the Nakba in Queens was canceled over threats.
Alex Kane May 23, 2019
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Running the Palestine Marathon
An unanticipated window into the lives of Palestinians under Israeli occupation.
Jen Marlowe May 6, 2019
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Holocaust Revisionism Hits the Streets of New York
Antifascist Jews and allies confronted a Polish nationalist rally at Foley Square last Sunday.
Outlive Them NYC April 5, 2019
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The NYC Women’s March Careens Into a Debate About Zionism
The Women’s March Alliance and Zioness co-hosted an event last Thursday.
Toby Irving January 22, 2019
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White Nationalism on the Ballot in Brooklyn
Jews protest state senator Marty Golden for unrenounced ties to white nationalists.
Sam Adler-Bell November 5, 2018
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A Bid to Be Seen
On the Palestine Museum US, which opened this spring.
Michael McCanne September 24, 2018
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Dobranotch Delights in New York
The St. Petersburg-based klezmer ensemble brings the party to Little Odessa and the East Village.
Samantha Shokin September 17, 2018
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Jewish Solidarity in Charlottesville
A dispatch from Jewish anti-fascists in Virginia on the anniversary of the Unite the Right rally.
Jewish Solidarity Caucus August 24, 2018
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How to Fight the Netanyahu Government (and Win)
To stop deportations of asylum seekers, we needed to build a coalition across racial and economic lines.
Alon-Lee Green July 19, 2018
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Why We’re Launching “The Jewish Vote”
Inspired by our radical past, Jewish activists in NYC announce a new progressive electoral initiative.
Katie Unger July 17, 2018
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Jews Rally in Solidarity with Local 217 at the Stamford Hilton
“There is only one boss, and that is God above.”
Avigayil Halpern July 10, 2018
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Daniel Kahn’s Yiddish Militancy
A concert-goer inspired by Daniel Kahn’s fiercely political Yiddish music asks: how does this tradition inform how we act, here and now?
Jonah S. Boyarin July 5, 2018
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Families Occupy ICE Offices in NYC
Dozens of families occupied the Manhattan offices of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday afternoon.
Scott Heins June 23, 2018
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The Hometown Resistance to Kirstjen Nielsen’s Border Atrocities
Over 300 students and alumni of Kirstjen Nielsen’s high school alma mater have signed an open letter condemning the DHS chief.
Marc Daalder June 20, 2018