Monthly Archives: February 2026

(2026) The State of the Union (Abject Terror)

Posted on February 27, 2026 by zjb

The State of the Union is the face of the abject terror captured by the cameras as they pan the House Chamber only one year into what is already the bad eternity of Trump’s second term. The expression could not … Continue reading →

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In the Image (Sample Page Proof)

Posted on February 24, 2026 by zjb
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(Digest) Zionism (Towards Definition)

Posted on February 18, 2026 by zjb

Zionism in crisis at a moment of rupture: Zionism is a variegated political ideology underpinning Jewish collective life in Israel across lines of intense political difference. Rightwing and religious rightwing Zionism dominate politically Israel today, blurring the contours of Zionism … Continue reading →

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Iranians (Qajar)

Posted on February 10, 2026 by zjb

Female Tumblers, Oil Painting (1800-1830) Victoria and Albert Museum, London  Ladies around a Samovar (c. 1860–75), Isma‘il Jalayir. Victoria and Albert Museum, London Portrait of Fath ‘Ali Shah, Oil Painting, (1797-1834), Victoria and Albert Museum, London  

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(the jewish left) Iran + Israel (democracy)

Posted on February 6, 2026 by zjb

Now there is a reflex on the left that writes off the struggle for democracy in Iran because of “anti-imperialism” or because Israel and the Jewish right in Israel back the fall of the IRI or because of Trump. For … Continue reading →

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