Commentary: ‘How to Prosecute Genocide?’ panel hosted by Lichtenstein Institute for Self-Determination

Raf Basas
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: At Princeton, we often forget the sharp difference in income distributions between Princeton and the nation as a whole. The media spins a tale of great improvement: Though Princeton had once predominantly served America’s economic elite, it has done well in shedding the specter of affluence that has haunted it for centuries. After all, a whopping 65 percent of Princeton students receive some level of financial aid.

This is a persuasive narrative, but make no mistake: Princeton’s “economic diversity” is a myth. Although the numbers have improved since the 2017 article from The New York Times, just 30.8 percent of Princeton’s Class of 2026 is from the bottom 60 percent of U.S. households.

Siyeon Lee and Genevieve Shutt
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: A coalition of Princeton’s liberal and progressive organizations hosted a ‘Walkout For Our Futures’ last Friday, in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Like many others, we were fearful, dejected, and most of all, angry — and understandably, sought to make this sentiment known. This anger, however, was expressed by some protestors in a manner that was not only unproductive but also incendiary.

What democratic, egalitarian, or progressive purpose is served by ascribing idiocy to all of Trump’s administration — or by fantasizing about its failure? When progressives reduce Trump and his administration to incendiary insults, often attacking their intelligence and capability, his largely working-class, non-college-educated followers likely translate those insults as their own.

Guest Contributors
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: This Thursday, Nov. 21, Tigers for Israel (TFI), B’Artzeinu, and Chabad of Princeton are hosting an event headlined by Islamophobic activist Mosab Hassan Yousef, an individual who uses his platform to spread incendiary rhetoric about Muslim people. As members of the Alliance of Jewish Progressives and allies, we wholeheartedly reject Yousef’s Islamophobia and condemn the decision to bring him to campus.