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David Palumbo-Liu

David Palumbo-Liu

How Leland Stanford and Karl Marx were Alike: Or, What the Stanford Alumni magazine would not…

On a whim of fancy, I thought I would give the Stanford Alumni magazine chance to publish what I consider a rather interesting piece. It…

11 min readNov 10, 2022

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How Leland Stanford and Karl Marx were Alike: Or, What the Stanford Alumni magazine would not…

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David Palumbo-Liu

Remembering Always the Nakba; Honoring the Truth

I gave the following remarks on Nakba Day, May 15, 2022, in San Jose, California. I had been invited to deliver a short speech for Santa…

7 min readMay 15, 2022

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Remembering Always the Nakba; Honoring the Truth

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David Palumbo-Liu

Why It’s Crucial to Revisit Israel’s Apartheid

David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu

7 min readJul 28, 2021

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Why It’s Crucial to Revisit Israel’s Apartheid

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David Palumbo-Liu

How Can I Teach About Palestine Without Criticizing Israel?

At Stanford, Middle East historian Joel Beinin and I taught a class called “Making Palestine Visible.” We did so because we were concerned…

4 min readMay 21, 2021

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How Can I Teach About Palestine Without Criticizing Israel?

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David Palumbo-Liu

Grading in an Age of Pandemic

On February 18 (2021), I innocently tweeted that I had decided to give all my students A’s this term, or allow them to award themselves…

3 min readFeb 18, 2021

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Grading in an Age of Pandemic

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David Palumbo-Liu

Can We Stop this “Intolerant Left is the Intolerant Right” Nonsense — Especially When It’s Racist?

I’ve always liked Matt Taibbi’s work. I especially got hooked on his political reporting for Rolling Stone, which I found insightful…

8 min readJul 21, 2020

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Can We Stop this “Intolerant Left is the Intolerant Right” Nonsense — Especially When It’s Racist?

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Why “Justice” and “Open Debate” Don’t Fit Together in Trump’s America

“A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” (aka “The Letter”) published in Harper’s online edition of 7 July 2020, has become the latest, and…

5 min readJul 8, 2020

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David Palumbo-Liu

David Palumbo-Liu

Stanford Prof. Words: Washington Post, The Guardian, Jacobin, The Nation, Truthout, Al Jazeera, etc. On human rights, race, environment.

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