Newsletter

Endangered Democracies

A new documentary asks: Has Brazil’s democracy been merely a passing dream?

Mitchell Abidor July 15, 2019

Fighting Fire with Fire

A photo essay documents the last few weeks of unrest following the police killing of an unarmed Ethiopian-Israeli teenager.

Oren Ziv July 12, 2019

Ethiopian-Israelis Protest Police Violence in a Divided Israel

The police killing of an unarmed black teenager has brought racial tensions to the surface. But solidarity is in short supply.

Arianna Skibell July 12, 2019

Making “Never Again” More Than a Slogan

How Jewish and immigrant rights activists organized against Trump’s border camps.

Arielle Gordon July 11, 2019

What Could Have Been

On Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig speaks to the crisis of Jewish identity in the shadow of Zionism’s broken promises.

Sophia Steinert-Evoy July 9, 2019

Here Anyone Can Live Free

The Israeli Pavilion at the Venice Biennale raises uncomfortable questions about who should make social practice art.

Samuel Holleran July 8, 2019

One of Us

A new documentary portrays outgoing Knesset member Dov Khenin as a lone, heroic figure in a hopeless political landscape.

Mairav Zonszein July 5, 2019

Red Line Rebellion

Hillel International has long controlled the campus conversation on Israel. A new network of independent Jewish student groups presents an inclusive alternative.

Jess Schwalb July 3, 2019