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Israeli Government Is Petrified of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
The increasing pushback against BDS activists is a sign of the movement's growing strength.
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Antisemitism and Support for Israel Are Not Incompatible: We Must Confront Both
“It is the responsibility of all of us to renew our resistance to all forms of bigotry and oppression,” writes Rebecca Vilkomerson.
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Challenging Antisemitism in the Trump Era
Right-wing apologists for Israel have made it harder to fight anti-Semitism by conflating it with anti-Zionism.
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Colson Whitehead Digs Into Slavery for Latest Novel
Author Colson Whitehead's new book “The Underground Railroad” takes readers on a journey through vivid Black magical realism and asks: What is the price of freedom?
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“Liberty Was Reserved for Other People”: Dreaming of the Underground Railroad
This excerpt from the highly acclaimed novel “The Underground Railroad” describes how the protagonist's grandmother was enslaved and brought to a Georgia plantation.
Placing Queer Youth in Focus
“Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus” is a photographic essay of the stories and identities of LGBTQ youth across the US.
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“Ready to Take Over the World”: Speaking Out About Being Young and Queer
In this excerpt from “Speaking OUT,” Tiffany reflects on her personal journey in the years since her photograph was taken in 2006.
Are We Standing on the Precipice of a Dystopian World?
Splinterlands is a message to the world that it's not too late to get out of the hot water we're in, says the novelist.
The Great Unraveling: Imagining the Shattered World of 2050
In this excerpt from “Splinterlands,” written in the form of a fictitious journal from the year 2050, John Feffer offers a grim speculative account of how the world unraveled.
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Rebecca Solnit Answers “The Mother of All Questions”: Why Are Women Silenced?
Rebecca Solnit's new book examines the patriarchal silencing of women's voices and its cost to society.