Day: September 22, 2014

A Climate March against Capitalism

About 400,000 people assembled yesterday along Central Park West and marched down though Columbus Circle, to Midtown, and then east to the United Nations.  Billed as “The People’s Climate March,” the event was intended to focus the attention of national leaders in town for the United Nations Climate Summit, which starts on Tuesday. Some 50,000 […]

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Don’t Let the BDS Bullies Win

Over at Legal Insurrection, William Jacobson draws our attention to a new petition protesting the academic boycott of Israel. The petition, which is directed towards academics, university staff, and trustees, argues that the BDS movement is at odds with crucial academic  values. In particular, the petition draws attention to the fabrications of BDS movement and […]

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