How Robert Kraft got Macklemore booted from Ed Sheeran’s tour for saying “Free Palestine” — and why the backlash reveals the racial logic of “neutrality,” from Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” to today’s entertainment industry.

Macklemore was pulled from Ed Sheeran’s tour after pro-Palestine remarks and Robert Kraft’s alleged pressure campaign. Columbia University faces a new lawsuit from Mahmoud Khalil and fellow activists over its handling of Palestine-related harassment.