Category: Op-Ed

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  Israeli Elections: Musings on Universalism and Identity Politics

  January 22, 2013 - 

  Filmmaker Udi Aloni expresses both concern and support for a few of Israel’s 32 parties, which, he says, lead a way forward to “bi-nationalism and a state for all of its citizens from the river to the sea.”  More

  By Udi Aloni

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  What Is the “New Normal”? Ask Denmark’s Danske Bank

  December 11, 2012 - 

  Artist Thierry Geoffroy questions the motives of Denmark’s largest financial institution’s ad campaign, which defines the “new normal” as Occupy protesters, children reading iPads and factory workers.  More

  By Thierry Geoffroy

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  Superstorm Sandy: Seeing Beyond the State

  November 20, 2012 - 

  What will recovery from Sandy look like in the Rockaways and other devastated areas? For MTL, the solutions won’t come from official relief agencies, but from local activists building “autonomous zones for community and solidarity.”  More

  By MTL

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  Do You Believe in Elections?

  November 7, 2012 - 

  On the heels of the U.S. presidential election, artist Paul Ramírez Jonas raises questions about the importance of the electoral process.  More

  By Paul Ramírez Jonas

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  Hardcore Discrimination:
  LGBT Rights and the Election

  November 5, 2012 - 

  Writer and comedian Liz Feldman explains why this election is so important for her and millions of other gay Americans: It’s not about bank accounts; it’s about civil rights.  More

  By Liz Feldman