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Deborah Chasman

Deborah Chasman, Coeditor-in-Chief and Publisher of Boston Review, was a 2018–19 Fellow in Residence at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard. Her writing has also appeared in New York magazine and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen

A conversation with Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat on the need for a political solution.

Noura Erakat, Deborah Chasman

Introducing our summer 2023 issue: What does solidarity mean, and how can movements build enough of it to change the world?

Deborah Chasman, Matt Lord

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Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen

Robin D. G. Kelley on the midterm elections.

Robin D. G. Kelly, Deborah Chasman

What if “post-growth living” could be an opportunity for greater pleasure, not less?

Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen
In a deeply unequal society, the law can certainly impede progress, but it also remains an essential resource in building a more just world.
Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen
Our new book offers a deeper understanding of the current challenges of AI and a rich, constructive, morally urgent vision for redirecting its course.
Joshua Cohen, Deborah Chasman
Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen
What does gender equity in a democracy look like?
Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen
Our new issue explores anger in its many forms—public and private, personal and political—raising an issue that we must grapple with: Does the vast well of public anger compromise us all?
Joshua Cohen, Deborah Chasman

Cornel West and Deborah Chasman discuss the disproportionately white publishing world, the responsibilities and burdens of public life, and the predicament of black intellectuals today.

Cornel West, Deborah Chasman

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