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DSA Helped Elect Them. Now What?

Emma Whitford In These Times
DSA chapters across the country are navigating relationships with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Trump’s Deal for Palestine: Worse Than Britain’s A Century Ago

Jonathan Adler +972 Magazine
President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The British Mandate for Palestine laid the groundwork for 100 years of conflict. While the Mandate falsely promised Palestinians sovereignty, Kushner’s deal will try to bribe Palestinians away from sovereignty with the promise of economic prosperity.

What If Bernie Gave His Speech at AIPAC?

Katie Miranda Mondoweiss
Unlike the other four presidential candidates, Democrat Bernie Sanders declined the invitation to speak at the AIPAC conference in Washington on Monday, and instead delivered a foreign policy address in Utah. The speech has gotten wide circulation because of its affirmations of Palestinian human rights. Katie Miranda imagines what would have happened If Bernie Sanders had delivered his Israel speech at AIPAC instead.

The Truth About Abolition

Adam Rothman The Atlantic
A new book about the abolitionist movement puts African Americans in the center of the history of our country's movement to end slavery.

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2016

Peter Wagner and Bernadette Rabuy Prison Policy Initiative
This new report by the Prison Policy Initiative offers some much needed clarity by piecing together this country’s disparate systems of confinement.

The Zika Virus: Government Responses Add to Women’s Burden

Maisie Davies Red Pepper (UK)
The Zika virus, and responses to it, have shone a light on the inadequacies of abortion and family planning laws in Latin America. Nevertheless, the Zika outbreak represents an opportunity for Latin America to review its sexual health policies and address long overdue issues, from access to contraception and abortion to a machismo culture that fosters sexual violence and discrimination.