Newsletter

Separation Wall

“We would like the babies not to find out about / the failures waiting for them.”

Naomi Shihab Nye September 19, 2019

Italy’s Green Fascists

La Foresta Che Avanza is using environmentalism to make its fascist ideology more palatable to the mainstream.

Erica X Eisen September 18, 2019

Poll: Democratic Voters Support Cutting Aid to Israel

A new report from Data for Progress shows that there’s room for the primary candidates to move left.

Emma Saltzberg September 16, 2019

Am I a Jew or a Pole?

“Quietly, he whispered in my ear, ‘Assimilation has gone bankrupt.’ ”

Hersh Dovid Nomberg September 13, 2019

Standing Up to Likud’s Voter Suppression

Raluca Ganea discusses the role of grassroots activism in Israel’s flailing democracy.

Libby Lenkinski September 12, 2019

The Making of Andy Ngo

The right-wing provocateur’s grift exposing “the tyranny of the left” worked—until it didn’t.

Hannah Gais September 11, 2019

The Ecological War on Gaza

Israel’s use of herbicides on the border with Gaza has killed crops on the Palestinian side.

Rob Goyanes September 9, 2019

Hope Wrapped in Barbed Wire

Israeli author Etgar Keret discusses translation, mixing pathos with humor, and his new book of short stories, Fly Already.

Bradley Babendir September 5, 2019