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What We Did: How the Jewish Communist Left Failed the Palestinian Cause

Dorothy Zellner Jewish Currents
What if the Jews of the American Communist left had been willing to stand up not only to Zionist forces but to their own comrades? It does not seem unreasonable to expect courage and solidarity from people who, a few short months before they cheered

In Kerala, the Present Is Dominated by the Future

Vijay Prashad Tricontinental
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Vijayan told the people of Kerala about the status of the pandemic in Kerala before announcing the Left Front's win. This victory, he said, ‘makes us humbler. It demands that we should be more committed’.

Janitors Get Organized in South Florida

Michael Sainato The Guardian
A workforce largely composed of immigrants and women of color is fighting to organize a union after facing low wages, poor conditions and lax safety protections during the pandemic.

Big Mouth of Words

Hilary Cruz Mejia migozine
Hilary Cruz Mejia, a young Latinx poet from Guatemala, protests the genocidal history of her homeland, while seeking to preserve its indigenous roots.

The Feminist History of “Child Allowances”

Lucie Levine JSTOR DAILY
A woman sitting over and holding an infant.
The Biden administration’s proposed “child allowances” draw on the feminist thought of Crystal Eastman, who advocated “motherhood endowments” 100 years ago.

Brain Computer Interface Turns Mental Handwriting Into Text on Screen

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Researchers have, for the first time, decoded the neural signals associated with writing letters, then displayed typed versions of these letters in real time. They hope their invention could one day help people with paralysis communicate.