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No Time for Nostalgia
When We Were Arabs does little to expand the political possibilities for a younger, American Mizrahi milieu.
Emily Suzanne Lever June 29, 2020
Leaked Memo Details ADL’s Annexation Response
A leaked memo shows the group hopes to maintain a pro-civil-rights veneer while opposing any policy pressure on Israel.
Joshua Leifer June 26, 2020
No Goods, No Managers
“We have a million pens but not a one fucking / works”
Jake Orbison June 26, 2020
Jamaal Bowman Reminds Progressives They Can Win
The 44-year-old Bronx principal deals a blow to the Democratic establishment—and the hawkish pro-Israel groups that rallied behind his opponent.
Joshua Leifer June 25, 2020
Vexed Solidarities
Cathy Park Hong discusses the insidiousness of American success narratives, white shame, and the difficulty of defining Asian America.
Helen Betya Rubinstein June 24, 2020
Jewish Groups Embrace BLM, With Conditions
Some Jewish groups appear to be putting aside Israel-related grievances with the Black Lives Matter movement. Others aim to show support without backing its more radical demands.
Mari Cohen June 23, 2020
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
