By Lawrence Davidson Beliefs based on faith Religion can be a particularly virulent form of ideology. With a stronger and more long lasting influence than Communism or Fascism, or for that matter, democracy, religion can demand […]
By Stuart Littlewood British people in lockdown over the festive season feel resentful, prevented from driving the length and breadth of the country, hugging family and friends, scoffing mountains of junk food and downing great quantities […]
BY PAUL STREET Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair To admit the truth about Trump and authoritarianism then means they have to do something about it. Many people do not want to take that leap. * Ruth […]
BY KENNETH SURIN Photograph Source: Ungry Young Man – CC BY 2.0 Both the UK and the EU are engaged in a game of brinkmanship, amounting to a kind of shadow theatre— neither wants to shoulder the […]
BY MELVIN GOODMAN Photograph Source: Marco Verch – CC BY 2.0 The graceful and elegant writing of “The Promised Land” reflects the grace and elegance of its author: President Barack Obama. Unlike the current occupant of the […]
BY JEFF MACKLER Insane people who study playing Russian roulette with a well-lubricated and seasoned six-shooter understand that the odds on survival are far greater than the expected 83.3 percent, that is, five out of six. […]
BY LIZ THEOHARIS Martin Luther King, Jr., offered this all-too-relevant comment on his moment in his 1967 speech “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”: “The contemporary tendency in our society is to base our distribution […]
By Lawrence Davidson Protest versus insurrection There is a difference between attempts to change policy through public pressure and seeking to change the very nature of government through an insurrection. The civil rights protests of the late 1950s […]
Challenging the Israeli attorney general’s conception of sovereignty: The issue of jurisdiction concerning the ‘Situation of Palestine’ before the International Criminal Court, June 2020 In this report, Adalah exposes the flaws in the attorney general’s […]
Following Adalah legal action, Israel expands eligibility for emergency COVID-19 food stamps program Interior Ministry revises policy that excluded at-risk populations – notably Bedouin citizens from unrecognized Naqab (Negev) villages – from receiving COVID-19 food […]