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Reform Jews helped write US voting rights laws. Today, rabbis are arrested for defending them
I have engaged in civil disobedience against the actions of Sudanese crimes against humanity in Darfur, South African apartheid, and a U.S. administration whose Vietnam policy I morally deplored. But never have I done so at the gates of the White House of a President I so staunchly admire, whose policies resonate so deeply with my religious values, who has for decades passionately championed voting rights and who understands the urgency of legislative action now to protect the integrity of our democracy — yet who has not taken every step available to him to achieve those protections.
Remembering Professor Ruth Gavison, scholar, activist, and friend
Remembering Professor Ruth Gavison, Scholar, Activist, and Friend
The Left’s Fight For The Democratic Party Is Not Yet Won
The left’s struggle for control of the Democratic Party is far from won.
Foreign Policy Is The President’s Only Real Job. Why Was It Erased?
The next president will have immense power over these issues, yet they are not being asked to elaborate on their records or ideas
Take It From A Civil Liberties Professor - Trump And Hitler Have A Lot In Common
Trump has used tools that Hitler used when he took over Germany. In 2020, on the US ballot will be the future of our democracy.
Liberal Jews And Israelis Must Stand Together Against Trump And Netanyahu
The alliance between Netanyahu and Trump threatens both Israelis and American Jews, as well as Jews around the world.
Explainer: Is Israel A Democracy?
Recent events have called Israeli democracy into question. Just how democratic is the Jewish State?
Peter Beinart’s Interrogation Signals The End Of Liberal Zionism
Like Beinart’s interrogation, the passage of the Nation State Law elicited an outpouring of opposition by Jews who consider themselves liberal.
Was It A ‘Mistake’ When Israel Banned Me, Bibi?
Beinart’s airport ordeal of being questioned is part of a series of events that have been taking place this summer at Israel’s entry borders.
We’re Staunch Zionists. And We Are Worried About Israel’s Democracy.
Israel can ill afford to lose a majority of Democrats or a substantial percentage of American Jewry.