Maria Milekhina, Author at Berkeley Political Review

Berkeley Political Review

Stories from Maria Milekhina

Breaking the Silence Over Israel

The political and publish backlash that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) faced over her recent comments criticizing Israel and AIPAC shows

Understanding US Prisons as State-Sanctioned, Discriminatory Torture

Prisoners shiver in the dark. They are wearing short-sleeves— not enough to cover their bare skin from the bite of

Love No Border: The Significance of Faith-Based Resistance to Trump Immigration Policy

In an era of xenophobia, nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment, faith-based sanctuary movements are fighting back. The Trump administration’s efforts to