Ben Lynfield

Ben Lynfield is a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.

Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees

November 20, 2007

Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.

2006

The Rise of Avigdor Lieberman

December 14, 2006

From 2006; Many Israelis and their American allies are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman.
The Other Lieberman

December 7, 2006

Many Israelis and their US supporters are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman, seen as a threat to democracy itself.

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John Nichols
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Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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