Raising the Flag of Palestine
Denise Rivera You can see it during the World Cup games and Independence Day parades—events that feature people’s smiles:...
Category: Features
How to Fly High Without Moving Forward: The Continued Drug War Waged by Prohibitionists
Ashoka Jegroo Earlier this month, a young woman woke up one morning, grabbed her schoolbag, and made her way...
A Genealogy of Violence: Understanding the Massacre in Ankara
Eylul Fidan Akinci Turkey saw its largest mass murder by two synchronized suicide bombings at the large-scale “Labour, Peace...
Bernie Sanders: Capitalist Pig in Socialist Drag
Gordon Barnes Some months ago, I was at a bar in New York with an acquaintance of mine. While...
“Democracy Rising”: Fighting Austerity in Greece
Chloe Wyma Oxi—the Greek word for no—still covered Athens in the form of graffiti as hundreds of intellectuals and...
(Mis)Understanding Gang Violence in El Salvador
Denise Rivera Fear remains one of the most powerful forces to influence humans to flee or endure hostility. The...
Prisoners for Profit: CUNY Prison Divest and the Carceral State
CHRISTINA NADLER, MELISSA MARTURANO, and SEAN M. KENNEDY Through a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request, CUNY Prison Divest,...
The Seeds of a Revolution: The Anatomy of the Baltimore Revolt
GORDON BARNES In October 1865, in Morant Bay, Jamaica, a man was arrested for “trespassing” on a long abandoned...
Fighting for Feminism: Well…Sort Of
JENNIFER POLISH Last month’s Advocate editorial, “A New Feminism,” by Gordon Barnes, offers some excellent critiques of second-wave,...
Book Review: The Need for Something New Under the Sun
ERIK WALLENBERG Naomi Klein. This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate. Simon & Schuster, 2015, 566 pages. When...
