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The Lede, Issue #40: An Interview With Dana Rohrabacher, Social Identity Theory, Voting for Former Felons, and More

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Pacific Standard Staff

Sarah Goodman, a Queens resident, participates in a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on the steps of Queens Borough Hall on October 29th, 2018, in New York City.

America Responds to Anti-Semitic Violence (in Photos)

The Pittsburgh massacre wasn't the first—or last—act of anti-Semitism in the past week.

Emma Sarappo

People gather outside the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 30th, 2018, following the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent U.S. history.

Social Justice

Remembering When Anti-Semitic Violence Had the Power to Shock

When a young Jewish woman was murdered at my university a decade ago, the crime seemed unthinkable. Today, such events can feel almost chillingly unsurprising.

Rebecca Worby

Police respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27th, 2018.

Social Justice

Thrill-Seeking Is an Overlooked Catalyst for Political Violence

New research pinpoints how the desire for excitement inspires support for violent extremism.

Tom Jacobs

A meeting of hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan circa 1920.

Social Justice

How the Pittsburgh Massacre Fits Into America’s Long History of Anti-Semitism

Violence driven by racial or religious hatred is as American as apple pie, according to a cultural anthropologist who has studied the white-power movement.

Tom Jacobs

Vigil participants hold candles and sing a Jewish prayer in front of the White House on October 27th, 2018, during a vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life Congregation shooting.

News in Brief

To Discuss the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, We Have to Discuss Trump

In his two years in office, Trump has done plenty to legitimize views previously considered too extreme for political discourse—and that, in turn, has opened the door for political violence.

Jared Keller