David Judd

Time to Acknowledge Palestinian History

This week, Palestinian students and others at Columbia will be mourning al-Nakba—the Arabic word used for the catastrophe suffered by Palestinians in 1948, when more than 700,000 were driven from t

By David Judd | Apr 28 01:35 am ET

A Renewed Antiwar Movement?

I have written a couple of columns arguing that we need serious, historically grounded strategic thinking in the U.S. antiwar movement.

By David Judd | Apr 13 10:28 pm ET

Against 1968 Nostalgia

Columbia activists like myself who do not stick within the bounds of establishment politics are often accused of being nostalgic for 1968.

By David Judd | Mar 30 09:21 pm ET

Aid, Discrimination, and Justice

As we wait for the big announcement on financial aid that Columbia is expected to make early this week, we need to remember that the students’ reaction matters.

By David Judd | Mar 9 08:35 pm ET

Gaza Under Siege Once Again

The Israel-Palestine debate is such a perpetual issue at Columbia that it can be easy to neglect new developments.

By David Judd | Feb 25 01:19 am ET

Keep Columbia Out of the War

The university system in the U.S. is deeply militarized—and increasingly so, as outlined by a recent article in The Nation, “Repress U”.

By David Judd | Feb 7 09:45 pm ET

The Collapse of the Antiwar Movement

The organized antiwar movement is in terrible shape—fragmented, demoralized, and without forward momentum. This description applies to the Columbia movement as well as to the wider U.S.

By David Judd | Jan 24 09:37 pm ET

Putting Al-Bayati’s Visit Into Context

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By David Judd | Nov 30 12:08 am ET

Columbia Has a Responsibility to Divest

We are coming off the peak of yet another propaganda push by the Bush administration, attempting to spin the war in Iraq as a success, but not many are buying it.

By David Judd and Deena Guzder | Sep 17 09:13 pm ET

Columbia Finds Protest Unspeakable

On Oct. 4 last semester, Jim Gilchrist and the Minutemen came and went from Columbia. I helped carry a banner reading "No human being is illegal" onto the stage.

By David Judd | Mar 27 12:00 am ET

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