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Starbucks Workers Fight Back

Boston-area baristas can’t count on officials to enforce labor law—so they’re doing it themselves.

Aparna Gopalan August 11, 2022

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Israel’s Gaza Offensive: An Explainer

A closer look at an operation that killed dozens of Palestinians.

Alex Kane and Mari Cohen August 9, 2022

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Not Quite a Green New Deal

The Inflation Reduction Act is only a fraction of what climate activists demanded—but it’s a start.

David Klion August 4, 2022

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Republicans Are Helping New York Democrats Target the Left’s Israel Criticism

The New York Solidarity Network is the latest example of a national trend: members of both parties joining together to squash progressive scrutiny of Israel.

Alex Kane August 2, 2022

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Can the Palestinian Belong to a Universal History?

Yazan Khalili on how German media used a smear campaign to disrupt the exhibition documenta.

Ben Ratskoff July 28, 2022

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Ben & Jerry’s Path to Boycotting Israeli Settlements

The president of the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation speaks about the impact of visits to the occupied territories.

Alex Kane July 26, 2022

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A Leftist’s Guide to Inflation

How price spikes, and the backlash against them, threaten any kind of progressive agenda.

Aparna Gopalan July 21, 2022

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Decline Personified

Biden’s Israel trip didn’t accomplish much, but it symbolized the increasingly passive US role in the region.

Joshua Leifer July 19, 2022

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Progressives Have Abandoned Haredi Children

Under pressure from communal leaders, left-wing Democrats in New York have failed to defend the right to a secular education.

Naftuli Moster July 14, 2022

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“We Want Accountability”

As Biden visits Israel, the slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s family pushes for justice.

Alex Kane July 12, 2022

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When the Clinic Becomes Part of the Carceral State

A former Rikers physician on unfreedom’s corrosive relationship to care.

Rachael Bedard July 7, 2022

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Ben & Jerry’s Clashes With Unilever Over BDS

The ice cream maker is suing its parent company for selling off its business interests in Israel to a local company that plans to sell in West Bank settlements.

Alex Kane July 5, 2022

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The Long Counterrevolution

Challenging the Supreme Court’s rollback of basic rights demands a radical new constitutional vision.

Dylan Saba June 30, 2022

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The Arkansas Anti-Boycott Case, Explained

A ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the state’s anti-BDS law could be heading to the Supreme Court.

Mari Cohen June 28, 2022

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A Historic Win for the Left in Colombia

Progressive International’s David Adler discusses Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez’s breakthrough victory, and Latin America’s wider shift.

David Klion June 23, 2022

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General Mills Avoids Anti-BDS Backlash for Pulling Out of Settlements

By making no explicit political comment, the company has been spared the penalties Ben & Jerry’s faced.

Mari Cohen June 22, 2022

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The Hijacking of Atonement

In Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust is used to silence critics of Israel.

Peter Beinart June 16, 2022

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The Knesset Pulls Back the Curtain on the Occupation

Thanks to political infighting, regulations allowing West Bank settlers to enjoy the rights of Israeli citizenship are on the verge of expiring.

Elisheva Goldberg June 14, 2022

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After Chesa Boudin

James King, a criminal justice reform activist in the Bay Area, discusses the progressive San Francisco district attorney in the wake of a successful recall campaign.

David Klion June 9, 2022