Ross Perlin

Ross Perlin is a writer and linguist in New York. His first book, Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy, was published by Verso in 2011 and as a paperback and ebook in 2012. He lived and worked in China from 2009 to 2011. He is codirector of the Endangered Language Alliance.

A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn

A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn

To confront the rising Covid-19 caseload, New York City has to rebuild trust, with aid and sympathy for the affected communities in all their Jewish (and non-Jewish) diversity.

Oct 15, 2020 / Ross Perlin

City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom

City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom

The China scholar speaks to Ross Perlin about his new book, Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink.

Jan 9, 2020 / Ross Perlin

Newsboys selling The Forward.

Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed ‘Forward’ Why We Mourn the Loss of a Printed ‘Forward’

As the storied Jewish newspaper embraces a virtual existence, a vibrant, secular-socialist tradition retreats further into the past.

Jan 30, 2019 / Ross Perlin

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