Op-eds

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  Feature Op-Ed

  Venezuela’s Electoral Autocracy

  March 4, 2013 - 

  The Venezuelan government announced the death of Hugo Chávez on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Boris Munoz and Cristian Balteo Yazbeck chronicle the controversial leader’s rise to power, constructing a provisional history from Venezuela’s murky realities.  More

  By Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck

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  Op-Ed

  Israeli Elections: Musings on Universalism and Identity Politics

  January 22, 2013 - 

  Filmmaker Udi Aloni expresses both concern and support for a few of Israel’s 32 parties, which, he says, lead a way forward to “bi-nationalism and a state for all of its citizens from the river to the sea.”  More

  By Udi Aloni

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  Op-Ed

  Superstorm Sandy: Seeing Beyond the State

  November 20, 2012 - 

  What will recovery from Sandy look like in the Rockaways and other devastated areas? For MTL, the solutions won’t come from official relief agencies, but from local activists building “autonomous zones for community and solidarity.”  More

  By MTL

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  Op-Ed

  Do You Believe in Elections?

  November 7, 2012 - 

  On the heels of the U.S. presidential election, artist Paul Ramírez Jonas raises questions about the importance of the electoral process.  More

  By Paul Ramírez Jonas

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  Op-Ed

  Hardcore Discrimination:
  LGBT Rights and the Election

  November 5, 2012 - 

  Writer and comedian Liz Feldman explains why this election is so important for her and millions of other gay Americans: It’s not about bank accounts; it’s about civil rights.  More

  By Liz Feldman