A recent New York Times piece declared that Russian trolls were to blame for the collapse and subsequent failure of the Women’s March. The piece was a dangerous distraction from the real problem: The downfall of Women’s March Inc. was the irrefutable antisemitism of its leadership. The antisemitic rot at the core of Women’s March, …
Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman was in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2022 with Jewish leaders from around the world to mark the 125th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress. Amanda joined co-panelists Zack Bodner and Moshe Ya’alon to speak on the future of Zionism. Amanda Berman is the Founder and Executive Director of …
“While the Jewish people are no strangers to adversity, our oppression doesn’t fit cleanly into the current framework,” I calmly explained. “We’re an inconvenient category with which no one’s quite certain what to do. It’s a lot easier to dismiss us and move on. There’s an element of shame, an element of fear we are …
As a native Louisianan living in Los Angeles, I often ask fellow progressives about their impressions of the South. The responses range, but almost always include a reference to the region’s overwhelmingly conservative states and counties, as well as its regrettable past defined by Jim Crow and segregation. This is all true, of course, but …
A young member of Congress has emerged as an outspoken ally of Israel during its most recent tumultuous days. Congressman Ritchie Torres is a name that is becoming more and more associated not just with supporting Israel, but also embracing Israel as part of a progressive political platform. He’s a Democrat from the Bronx, but …
