What Antisemitic Conspiracy Theorists Believe About Vaccines
Since the pandemic began, new conspiracy theories have pulled from familiar antisemitic tropes.
02
Jun
27
Apr
What’s Changed Since the Poway Synagogue Shooting?
Three years ago today, a gunman entered the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California and fired on the congregation.
13
Apr
The Violent History—and Remarkable Transformation—of Jewish Life in Ukraine
When Russia attacked Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin stated that his goal was “denazification.” Historians agree that there is no substance to this claim—and that by invoking Nazism, Putin is attempting to weaponize the trauma of World War II to justify an invasion, and the many lives it has cost.
02
Feb
Trayon White Is Running for DC Mayor. Has the City Forgiven His Antisemitic Comments?
“Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation. And DC keep talking about, ‘We a resilient city.’ And that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities, man. Be careful.”
—Trayon White Sr., March 16, 2018
You may remember Trayon White Sr., the Washington, DC councilmember who famously said that a Jewish banking family controls the weather back in 2018. Now, nearly four years later, he is running for a new political office: DC mayor.
White, 37, has been a popular member of the DC city council since 2017. He represents Ward 8, a predominantly Black community and home to the city’s poorest neighborhoods. When he first took office, he was known locally as the youngest member of the council, sitting...
24
Nov
Jury Finds ‘Unite the Right’ Leaders Liable for Violence
The organizers of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA will need to pay more than $25 million in damages, a jury in Virginia decided this week.
23
Nov
Jewish Word | The Hairsplitting Complexity of ‘Talmudic’
More often than not, the word “Talmudic” isn’t about the Talmud.
05
Jan
What’s the Deal With Iran?
President Joe Biden is not the first candidate who campaigned on a promise to reverse course on Iran.
05
Jan
Ms. Manning goes to Washington
For newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the work begins right away.
10
Jun
Debra Katz: Ahead of Her Time
She was the go-to lawyer for whistleblower and sexual discrimination claims long before #MeToo got its name.
06
Jan
Roberta Kaplan Takes White Supremacy to Court
“There’s no such thing as fake news in a courtroom. There are facts—and we’re going to prove the facts.”