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Batya Ungar-Sargon is the opinion editor of the Forward. She has written for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Foreign Policy. She tweets @bungarsargon.

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Trump’s Using ‘Chinese Virus’ to Pull a Fast One on Dems

‘CRUSH THE DEMOCRATS’

Steve Bannon laid out the game plan: Get Democrats talking about race and identity, while Trump turns to economic nationalism.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Mar 22, 2020
opinion

I’ll Say It: Parts of Trump’s Speech Were Good

CALL ME A SUCKER

He got members of both parties to applaud a black woman wronged by the criminal justice system. He spoke movingly of the Holocaust. There’s a heart under there somewhere after all.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Feb 06, 2019

How a Synagogue Survives a Scandal

Betrayal

Kesher Israel’s congregation was rocked by a peeping tom scandal involving its prominent rabbi of two decades. This is how they worked to restore trust in the synagogue before it was too late.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Feb 25, 2015

The Neighborhood That Policed Itself

'Broken Windows’ Is Broken

When a police officers becomes a member of the community and not an occupying force, crime goes down. Almost every single study proves it. So why is the NYPD doing the opposite?

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Jan 28, 2015

Sex Trafficking Victims Finally Get Help

RENAMED

“I don’t believe anyone’s open to prostitution unless you’ve been traumatized or abused. You’d beg, you’d go on welfare, you’d shoplift, for goodness’ sake. These people need to be treated as victims.”

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Jan 12, 2015

Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown

Right Balance

Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Dec 31, 2014

The Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer

On the Radio

<p>He’s the storyteller with a beat who’s making young and minority listeners pay attention to <i>Snap Judgment</i>. But what’s making Glynn Washington angry?</p>

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Oct 07, 2014

‘Holy Guy’ Rabbi Accused of Sex Abuse

Serious Allegations

An ultra-Orthodox elementary school principal has been accused of sexual abuse, but accusations of physical abuse go back much further.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Sep 09, 2014

The Feminist Aesthetic of ‘Happy Valley’

Binge-Worthy

‘Happy Valley’ has magically transformed the crime drama genre by decoupling the violence against women from the suspense that keeps us watching.

Batya Ungar-Sargon | Published Aug 31, 2014

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