Newsletter

Why de Blasio Defends the Police

In a city reliant on real estate capital—and thus, on policing—even a self-professed liberal mayor is still, ultimately, a law-and-order mayor.

Joshua Leifer June 22, 2020

Provisions #6: “In the exhalations of Americans there is a crumbling empire”

Meditations in a crisis on poems by Lucille Clifton, Mark Doty, and Etel Adnan.

Kazim Ali, Joshua Gutterman Tranen, and Zaina Alsous June 19, 2020

Changing the Haredi Discourse

Israeli activist Pnina Pfeuffer discusses her efforts to transform Haredi communities from within—and the failures of communal leadership during the pandemic.

Libby Lenkinski June 19, 2020

Electoral Limbo

A roundtable on the elections delayed or canceled around the world because of Covid-19, and their implications for already-frayed democratic institutions.

Madeleine Schwartz June 18, 2020

Questioning the Covenant

Christian Zionism is at the height of its powers, but evangelical critics of Israel are finding their voice.

Arianna Skibell June 17, 2020

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.

Christopher Blackwell June 16, 2020

Safer in the Streets

A free, shareable tool for protesters illustrating best practices for dealing with the police.

SITS June 15, 2020

Exodus: Mishpatim

Terrible violence will unfold while the Israelites are kept busy with lines and lines of civic code.

Sarah Chihaya June 12, 2020