The Jane Harman case is confusing to newcomers. The most important question that arises is why now? Why four years after the phone call? It is the most important question because it speaks to the fact that the central fight…
The Jane Harman case is confusing to newcomers. The most important question that arises is why now? Why four years after the phone call? It is the most important question because it speaks to the fact that the central fight…
Scott McConnell reports: I went to a Nation event on Obama’s first 100 days. A pretty smooth show– generally they’re disappointed with Geithner, Summers, mildly optimistic about other stuff. Was curious about how they’d treat I-P, and was ready to…
Scott McConnell reports: I went to a Nation event on Obama’s first 100 days. A pretty smooth show– generally they’re disappointed with Geithner, Summers, mildly optimistic about other stuff. Was curious about how they’d treat I-P, and was ready to…
Richard Witty sent along this letter he got from Clark President John Bassett today–two weeks after Witty, and countless others, I guess, sent Bassett letters opposing his decision to disinvite Finkelstein. Is this old news? Globe seems to have had…
This is from the Ma’an news agency out of Palestine. And it underlines Trita Parsi’s point, and As’ad AbuKhalil’s too, that the powers of the Middle East have been playing realist footsie for a long time, notwithstanding the rhetoric. In…
Two years back I did a story on Columbia University activists where I marveled at their colorblindness. The leftwing students did not actively identify, as Asian, Jewish, etc., all the labels with which I am obsessed. I had to drag…
Two years back I did a story on Columbia University activists where I marveled at their colorblindness. The leftwing students did not actively identify, as Asian, Jewish, etc., all the labels with which I am obsessed. I had to drag…
Not much to add to these two useful articles. First, from Are the Palestinians getting a hearing at the UN racism conference? on Reuters Global News blog: Although the U.N.’s racism conference in Geneva has been dominated by Middle East…