Heartbeat, BDS, and the Politics of Making Music
by John Feffer Aaron Shneyer describes Heartbeat, which brings together young Israeli and Palestinian musicians. Filmed in Washington, DC on April 20, 2016. A project of Epicenter.
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Sadiq Khan and the End of Islamophobia
by John Feffer Even his own sister was mortified. In the recent mayoral race in London, the Conservative Party’s Zac Goldsmith was in many ways the perfect candidate: a young, handsome fellow who possessed full-spectrum appeal. To win the election,… Continue Reading
Making China Great Again
by John Feffer The final of the World Snooker Championship took place this week in Sheffield, the hardscrabble town in England’s north perhaps best known as the setting for the movie The Full Monte. Sheffield is a former industrial center… Continue Reading
She Who Tells a Story
by John Feffer Kathryn Wat, chief curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, discusses the new exhibition of photography by women from Iran and the Arab world, “She Who Tells a Story.” Conducted on April… Continue Reading
Fear of a Hot Planet
by John Feffer An extreme weather event hits Norway. Finally shocked into doing something radical about climate change, Norwegian citizens propel the Green Party into government, where it declares an immediate suspension of oil and gas production. The new prime… Continue Reading