Breaking False Dichotomies

Instead of realizing their common fight against oppression, mobs of angry Irishmen attacked newly freed slaves during the 1863 Draft Riots.

Regardless of your views on recent events, it’s important that we continue to listen to each other. A statement by Clal’s president, Brad Hirschfield.

A confrontation between a mother and a homeless man on a train reflects how social status changes power dynamics in conflict.

It is not always a bad thing to make a friend cry. In fact, maybe it’s a very good thing.

Part of me wants to throw up my hands and scream, “Do we really live in this world? A world where beliefs reign over facts?”

People may look down on it, but in my mind, it’s part of a larger effort to do the right thing.

It’s fear.

Loving your neighbor means accepting them all: not just the ones you agree with.

It’s time to start thinking about how we will address the “other side” the day after the election ends.

If we want make America great, we need to start by hearing the other side.