Robert F. Barsky: Noam Chomsky at 96
The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence.
Rose Mary Boehm: Words for the Unspeakable
Ghosts are already rising, singing their silent song
of loss; accusing, whispering, searching, blinded,
for their olive tree.
Jewish Voice for Peace: Divest from death. Invest in life.
You can tell what a society’s priorities are by how it spends its resources.
Tena Thau: Unsanitize the genocide
In 1967, Martin Luther King was moved to break his silence over the Vietnam War (at a time when the war was still very popular among the American public), after seeing images in Ramparts magazine of Vietnamese children with napalm burns.
Vanessa Chakour: My Innate Connection to Stolen Land
When people are distanced from land, they lose the intimate knowledge necessary to be effective stewards.
Brett Wilkins: ‘We Are All Culpable’: Matt Nelson Self-Immolates to Protest Israel’s Gaza Onslaught
In a video, Nelson said he would set himself ablaze “to pressure Israel to end the genocide in Gaza.”
William J. Astore: From the Arsenal of Democracy to an Arsenal of Genocide
The Pernicious Price of Global Reach, Global Power, and Global Dominance
Brett Wilkins: News of Chomsky’s Ill Health Prompts Outpouring of Gratitude for ‘Lion of the Left’
“So many thousands of people have stories about how he has changed their lives,” said one admirer. “He certainly changed mine.”
Rebecca Gordon: What Did We Know?
Ignoring the clanging alarms, many media outlets continue to treat the 2024 election season as just another contest between two equally legitimate political parties.
Jamie Beran: Open Letter to Joe Biden on Behalf of Jewish Americans | Stop Sending Israel Offensive Weapons
The violence will increase the heart-wrenching death toll, increase the number of calls for a ceasefire, and decrease your poll numbers — straight through the election.
Atalia Omer: For many American Jews protesting for Palestinians, activism is a journey rooted in their Jewish values
Activists emphasized that they were inspired to act because of their Jewish identity and values, not in spite of them.
Mel Duncan: There’s a better way to make communities safer — and it’s taking off around the world
A growing number of courageous and creative people are showing that unarmed civilian protection is far superior to any smart or dumb weapon.
Olivia Rosane: What a Leaked US Cable Says About Israel’s Looming Assault on Rafah
An invasion would have “catastrophic humanitarian consequences, including mass civilian casualties, extensive population displacement, and the collapse of the existing humanitarian response,” the cable warned. . An Israeli invasion of … Continue reading
Pascale Petit: The Lammergeier Daughter
That night, I opened your wardrobe and found
a trophy of vultures, their necks pierced
by hanger hooks. I saw at once
that you hunted everything I loved
