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The Real Danger of Israel’s New Government

Phyllis Bennis CounterPunch
Despite the presence of centrist, center-left, and one small Palestinian party, power in the new government lies with the far right. There will be no shift in the conditions of life for Palestinians.

Our New Postracial Myth

Ibram X. Kendi The Atlantic
The postracial idea is the most sophisticated racist idea ever produced.

Winter Counts

Julia Stein Rain Taxi
This crime novel, writes reviewer Stein, "offers a fascinating snapshot of life and Lakota culture on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota."

The Plan to Erode the Rights of Workers to Act Collectively

Moshe Z. Marvit In These Times
What has remained is the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) position that Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects workers’ substantive rights to join together in class actions.

Department of Wackadoodle

Mark Joseph Stern Slate
The DOJ’s new anti-gay legal posture just got shut down in federal court.

Writing While Socialist

Vijay Prashad, Mark Nowak Boston Review
Over the past year, the scholar and activist Vijay Prashad taught a series of nonfiction writing workshops to students, activists, workers, and journalists across India. The workshops sought to develop an ethics and practice of socialist writing to foreground what Prashad calls “the small voices of history.”