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/ 1 month agoUp against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out
Ninety years ago, Greenberg had a momentous decision to make: Should he play baseball on Yom Kippur?
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/ 1 month agoIsraeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weight
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part...
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/ 1 month agoLatino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide Harris or Trump with their margin of victory
Allentown, Bethlehem and other old industrial cities in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable recovery − thanks in part to new residents...
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/ 1 month agoBottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
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/ 1 month agoBlack Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity...
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/ 1 month agoIn ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi
Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.
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/ 1 month agoCenturies ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves
Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.
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/ 1 month agoUAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a court-appointed monitor
The union averted a small-scale strike at a Ford factory, but tensions with Stellantis have not eased.
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/ 1 month agoMore and more, business schools want to show they’re making a positive impact on society. But how should they measure it?
Students, professors and accrediting agencies are more interested in social impact than ever.
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/ 1 month agoWhile Republicans are downplaying abortion ahead of November, Democrats are leaning in on the issue
While the Republican Party platform has typically included anti-abortion language, this year’s platform is curiously silent on the issue.
