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  My Bernie Sanders problem

  In some ways, the Democratic presidential primary campaign has felt like a cruel joke, a perfect amalgamation of positive and negative forces that almost cancel each other out. We got the most diverse field in the history of the United States — and ended up with two old white men. We started with the most…

  By Batya Ungar-Sargon

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  Joe Biden will save us – from politics

  Last night, primary results confirmed what had become apparent last week: Joseph R. Biden will be the 2020 Democratic nominee for President. The familiar face sleepwalking through Iowa has made Joe-mentum the greatest comeback in primary history, the resurrection of a four-decade long presidential dream for the former Catholic boy from Scranton. Even those who…

  By Ari Hoffman Mar 11, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Why Bernie could never figure out how to run as a Jew in 2020

  Despite his promise this afternoon that he will continue to fight for the nomination, the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign died last night. He may soldier on and win one or two more states before this is all done. But the competition is done. Unless something totally unexpected happens, Joe Biden will be the 2020 Democratic…

  By Joel Swanson Mar 11, 2020 | 4 min read

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  The media erased black voters. The left has to learn how to see them.

  Tuesday night, former Vice President Joe Biden followed up a strong Super Tuesday with another dominant electoral performance. Biden won by wide margins in Missouri and Mississippi, and then beat Bernie Sanders in Michigan, the state where the Vermont Senator was effectively holding his last stand. Even though Sanders announced this afternoon that he will…

  By Marcus Johnson Mar 11, 2020 | 5 min read
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  Trump’s presidency led straight to America’s epic coronavirus failure

  In her influential analysis of totalitarian regimes “The Origins of Totalitarianism”, German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt argued that the key to mass propaganda was the propensity of its audience to believe the worst, “no matter how absurd.” Totalitarian mass leaders understood that they could make people believe “the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that…

  By Alex Zeldin Mar 10, 2020 | 4 min read
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  How my Jewish community has come together under quarantine

  Last week, New York’s first cases of coronavirus started sweeping the state, with most of them consolidating themselves to my small Jewish community in Westchester county. As of today, Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent in the National Guard. But the truth is, he needn’t have. Our situation is unique. Once we in New Rochelle’s Orthodox…

  By Tamar Weinberg Mar 10, 2020 | 4 min read
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  Netanyahu quarantined all arrivals to placate Trump. US-Israel relations are diseased.

  It appears Israel’s rash decision to mandate a 14-day quarantine for everyone entering the country — effectively barring anyone who can’t guarantee they have a place to hunker down for two weeks — was not based entirely on public health considerations related to the global outbreak of coronavirus. According to reports in the Israeli press,…

  By Abe Silberstein Mar 10, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Bernie Sanders is our best hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

  Former Vice President Joe Biden may be the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primaries, but the race has already largely been shaped by another candidate: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, whose domestic policies represent the most progressive economic platform in generations. Like Hillary Clinton in 2016, the former vice president has a clear advantage over Sanders…

  By Jacob Richardson Mar 10, 2020 | 3 min read
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  Coronavirus is our Amalek. The Torah’s lesson is clear: Protect the vulnerable.

  As Jewish communities gather to celebrate the Purim holiday under the shadow of a global pandemic, it is worth heeding a piece of wisdom embedded in one of the scriptures most closely associated with the holiday. On the Sabbath before Purim, observant Jews traditionally study a biblical passage known as Parashat Zakhor (Deuteronomy 25:17-19). This…

  By Michael Knopf Mar 9, 2020 | 4 min read
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  World Zionist Congress elections: Herut

  The Forward invited the 15 parties contending for the World Zionist Congress elections, which end March 11, to write an article about why readers should support them. Nine responded by our deadline (we’ll happily publish the others; contact [email protected]). The parties are presented in alphabetical order. The American delegates to the Congress help allocate nearly…

  By Moshe Phillips Mar 9, 2020 | 3 min read
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  You’ve got less than a week left to vote for World Zionist Congress. We invited the parties to make their best pitch.

  The Forward invited the 15 parties contending for the World Zionist Congress elections, which end March 11, to write an article about why readers should support them. Nine responded by our deadline (we’ll happily publish the others; contact [email protected]). The parties are presented in alphabetical order. The American delegates to the Congress help allocate nearly…

  By Herbert Block Mar 6, 2020 | 3 min read