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July 25, 2016
5 things to expect from Bernie Sanders’ speech at the Democratic convention
It’s been perhaps the second-most surprising presidential campaign this year.
A year in: Iran is still bad, the Iran deal is still good
This time last year the US and the Jewish community were locked in ferocious debate over the nuclear deal between Iran and the major world powers.
Bernie Sanders booed for urging delegates to support Hillary Clinton
Delegates for Bernie Sanders booed the one-time presidential candidate for telling them to support the presumptive Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.
WikiLeaks removes anti-Semitic tweets
WikiLeaks removed tweets that described some of its Jewish critics as “establishment climbers.”
A Jewish response to the student debt crisis
Like so many millennials, I bear my student debt like an albatross branded with the lifetime shackles of an Ivy pedigree.
How Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the ‘Jewish mother’ of Congress, rose and fell
When Debbie Wasserman Schultz spoke Monday morning to the Florida delegation as the national Democratic convention got underway, some delegates cheered.
Mindful voters, mindless news: Trump is a teachable moment
The sun rose blood red this morning. Sunlight stained the pine of my bedroom bookshelves a shade of Indian paintbrush.
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