The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Michael Quinones

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Intra-Jewish Discrimination in Israel: A Mizrahi Feminism Cut and Paste Primer

Jews are the most privileged group of citizens in Israel. Jews of European descent, called Ashkenazim, form the top of a class hierarchy while Mizrahim—Jews of African or Asian descent and Jewish immigrants from Muslim countries—are often marginalized socially, economically and politically. This […]

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Honest Iranian Journalist Uses Hans Blix to Criticize America

Imagine reading an interview with former international weapons inspector Hans Blix (of Iraqi WMD and IAEA fame) by a white American reporter whose goal was to get Blix to bad-mouth Iran’s government and foreign policy. There wouldn’t be much value […]

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‘Just’ some clever ‘Foreign Policy’ activism

* Protect Access to Medicine for Iranian Civilians * Declassify the CIA Torture Report * Fix False Reporting on Venezuela * Back Senator Sanders: Use War Money to Help Veterans * Pass the Drone Strike Transparency Bill For those of […]

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Slapboxing in Mongolia as Global Awareness for Hip Kids

At the bottom of the escalator is an only slightly porcine, shortish Taiwanese-American dude in shorts greeting his friends and fans with hugs as they file into the theater for the premiere of season 2 of Fresh Off the Boat with Eddie […]