Debra Katz: Ahead of Her Time
She was the go-to lawyer for whistleblower and sexual discrimination claims long before #MeToo got its name....
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Why Max Brooks Blow Torches His Door Knobs
The best-selling author of World War Z and disaster preparedness expert offers advice for how to stay safe from Covid-19 over the next year—and prevent the next virus from wiping out millions....
Interview: Geraldine Brooks on Lessons From the ‘Plague Village’
"Any sacrifice to save human life is, by definition, vital."...
The Haggadah: A Book of Beloved Imperfections
The Passover Haggadah could hardly be more different from the Torah. A Torah scroll is housed in a synagogue....
For JPVP Participants, AIPAC Was a Bipartisan Affair
In the weeks leading up to their annual policy conference, AIPAC made headlines with its controversial ad attacking “radical” Democrats and Bernie Sanders’s public boycott of the conference. #BoycottAIPAC trended on Twitter as many on the left defended Sanders’s claim that AIPAC gives voice to...
Gen Z Meets Dr. Ruth
What does Dr Ruth, a 91-year-old sex therapist who seems to have done it all have to say to a 22-year-old who grew up with little to no sexual taboos?...
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."...
The Israelization of Judaism: An Interview with Yossi Shain
Yossi Shain is a Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University and a Professor of Comparative Government and Diaspora Politics at Georgetown University. His most recent book, The Israeli Century and the Israelization of Judaism, is currently a bestseller in Israel and will come...
In ‘The Kingmaker,’ Lauren Greenfield Explores Rewritten Histories
"I’ve often had access to 'inside worlds,' whether it’s media or wealth or celebrity, where I’ve then taken a critical perspective."...
Opinion Interview | Steven Waldman on America’s Long Struggle for Religious Liberty
Most recently, Waldman says he’s alarmed by the level of bigotry faced by Muslims—often unnoticed by those who consider themselves “persecuted” by, say, gay couples wanting wedding cakes, but who see all Muslims as terrorists and oppose the construction of mosques....