Today on TAP: If everything breaks just right, democracy will still take a long time to heal.
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The Occupation Is Eating Israeli Democracy
Benjamin Netanyahu is the kind of figure produced by an apartheid system.
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Democracy’s Bad Month
Today on TAP: The leaders of Israel, France, and India all moved to subvert democracy in the past couple of weeks.
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Democracy Is in the Streets
In France, Israel, and just maybe, here, assaults on social rights by flawed governmental structures create the need for government-by-protest.
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Macron the Autocrat
Today on TAP: Facing legislative defeat, France’s president raises the nation’s retirement age all by his lonesome.
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Rising Democratic Tumult Over Israel
A series of communications last week show the fault lines, and pitfalls, in dealing with an increasingly illiberal Israeli government.
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Community Organizing and Electoral Politics
Is involvement in elections a source of synergy—or distraction?
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Ukraine’s Neoliberal War Mobilization
Low taxes, privatization, and pared-back labor protections could undermine Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression.
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The Silence of the American Jews
With all too few exceptions, Jewish organizations and elected officials haven’t said much—if anything—about Israel’s new government’s assault on liberal ideals.
