Justin CohenWhat the Higgs Boson Can Teach Pundits About “Debating” Critical Race TheoryUp until the twentieth century, thinkers and philosophers relied on a variety of pseudoscientific explanations to describe nature. By the…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
Justin CohenNY’s Vote-By-Mail Fail Has National ConsequencesWhen New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order allowing New Yorkers to vote by mail in the June primary election, in order…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Justin CohenPublic Statement from Justin Cohen 2020Leadership, Values, Mutual Aid, & Public Policy in a CrisisMar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020
Justin CohenNo New Jails: NYC Council Members Face the Vote of A lifetimeIn 2002 the political leadership of the United States was on the brink of using one giant disaster as the justification for creating…Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019
Justin CohenSteel Yourselves, White People. We Have to Fight White SupremacyCongratulations White people. We really did it this time! Until election night, I retained some hope that, despite our historical…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
Justin CohenIs Trump Hitler?The specter of the Holocaust haunts the childhood of Jewish children raised everywhere, including those in America. While Judaism’s history…Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016
Justin CohenElectable / əˈlektəb(ə)l) / adj. — A Word Without MeaningIn 2008 Nate Silver, America’s electoral oracle, swept like a plague through the media’s elite class of political speculators. His…Mar 8, 2016Mar 8, 2016
Justin CohenWhen Racism FestersLast night Donald Trump cruised to an easy victory in my home state, the ostensibly liberal Massachusetts. The Super Tuesday results caused…Mar 2, 20161Mar 2, 20161
Justin CoheninBRIGHT MagazineSuburban Moms Making Unorthodox ChoicesWelcome to a homeschooling collective that sounds a lot like school.Feb 2, 20162Feb 2, 20162
Justin CohenPoverty Alone Does Not Explain Flint and DetroitPolitics at the national and local levels revealed difficult cultural truths this week. Ta-Nehisi Coates squinted at the presidential race…Jan 22, 2016Jan 22, 2016