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Economic Dimensions of Equality

Labor, Resources, Interdependence, and the Costs of the Status Quo

Series Preface

Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel examines how law, belonging, dignity, and justice shape everyday life…

As President Trump has announced the formal establishment of the Board of Peace, the Executive Committee, the appointment of the commander of the International Stabilization Force and the Palestinian National Committee for Gaza that was…

I am no supporter of President Nicolás Maduro. His authoritarian rule, the systematic repression of political opponents, and the catastrophic mismanagement of Venezuela’s economy have inflicted immense suffering on the Venezuelan people….

JTA — Several years ago, my book on King David was optioned for a movie by Warner Brothers. A few scripts were written and then it fell into the void of Hollywood projects that languish for eternity. The studio concluded it just wasn’t…

“It is important for me to address you before Shabbat begins.” With that sentence, Israel’s military spokesperson finally stepped into a conversation that — by then — had already run away from everyone.

For days, and especially on…

I was once an anti-Zionist. My political views were shaped by leftist academics during my time doing graduate work at Boston University. I had immersed myself in Marxist theory, sure I…

Selective Outrage: Why Iran’s Dead Don’t Matter to the Media

In the span of two weeks, an estimated 12,000 Iranian citizens were killed amid internal unrest. Men and women protesting repression, economic collapse, and a theocratic regime…

In July 2025, Congress narrowly avoided catastrophe by raising the debt ceiling to $41.1 trillion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The reprieve was temporary. With the Congressional Budget Office projecting the new limit will be reached…

My dogs pulled forward toward the Howard Street Dog Park as we passed First and Franklin Presbyterian Church. Outside hung purple ribbons, each representing a person killed by gun violence in the past year. 133 people were shot dead in…

In April 1979, my professor, a bright, beautiful woman, came into the classroom with “exciting news!” It was official, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was in power, Iran was now an Islamist state. She was ecstatic. This feminist professor who…