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The World Cup Is Undressing the Myth of Trump’s American Homogeneity

Andrew Lawrence The Guardian
The 2026 World Cup has become a rebuke to Trump’s homogeneous vision of America, revealing a tournament – and a US team – shaped by migration and diversity. Soccer, when politics and cultural posturing are set aside, can indeed be the great unifier

Thoughts on Joshua Leifer’s “Tablets Shattered”

Leonardo Uderman Der Spekter
In his new book, Joshua Leifer argues that the "demographic reality" of Israel has made neo-Bundist diasporism obsolete Doing so leads to an inability to adequately address the reality of Israel's crimes.

The Great Rupture in American Jewish Life

Peter Beinart The New York Times
For the last decade or so, an ideological tremor has been unsettling American Jewish life. Since Oct. 7, it has become an earthquake. It concerns the relationship between liberalism and Zionism....

Schumer Spoke for Diaspora Jews

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Schumer was giving voice to what most Democratic officeholders believed but were afraid to say, and he clearly had the blessing of President Biden to go ahead and make that speech. It also showed the divide between Israeli Jews and diaspora Jews.

9/11 & the War on Terror: A Queer Afghan Reflects

Neda Said Organizing Upgrade
I feel the burden of having to demonstrate that my ancestral homeland deserves to exist, and that my people are human and multi-faceted, with a rich history and resistance, and deserve the opportunity to thrive.

Post-Election Reflections on Sinophobia in U.S. Politics

Tobita Chow Organizing Upgrade
Trump speech notes The bulk of our progressive forces are focused on policy at the local or national level, paying much less attention to global dimensions. But the need for an internationalist agenda will tend to become more and more apparent as they grow in power.
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