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“In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it.” – Walter Benjamin Reflecting on the life and tragic death of Martin Luther King, Jr. is now a … Continue reading →

Whenever I come back to visit Long Island, the intensity of suburban apartheid never fails to strike me. Back in 2002, a study cited in the NYTimes found Long Island to be the most racially segregated suburban area in the … Continue reading →

It was the summer of 1971. Like many Jewish teenagers growing up around NYC, my mother’s parents sent her off to sleep-away camp in upstate New York. She had gone to camp before, but this year she was old enough … Continue reading →

During his July 1 speech, President Obama described the “two poles” that frame the immigration debate. At one end, xenophobes would like to deport all undocumented immigrants and fortify the barriers – legal and physical – to entering the US. … Continue reading →