Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 2h"The attack was among several targeting Palestinians trying to gather their olive harvest... These incidents are just the latest in weeks of intensifying pogroms on local communities in the West Bank by Israelis from illegal settlements who are protected—or at least unrestricted—by Israeli forces."aljazeera.comPalestinians, US journalist attacked in West Bank pogrom: What we knowIsraeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine. 0186
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 2hDozens of masked settlers attacked Palestinian villagers and savagely beat a Washington Post photographer today. "Israeli troops arrived shortly before the attack, which seemed to embolden the settlers. Soldiers fired tear gas at Palestinians and 'did absolutely nothing about the settlers.'" 39463
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneThe New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 6hAlice Driver on the return of child labor to the US nybooks.comThe Return of Child Labor | Alice DriverFor years I have been haunted by a grainy video I saw in 2023, when I was interviewing poultry processing workers in Green Forest, Arkansas. In those 094
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 18h“Amnesty International UK: "Writers should not find their books disappearing from shelves because of their political beliefs... There is a real danger that others, seeing the price [Rooney] has paid, will decide they cannot afford to speak out." 14818
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 14/10/2026@slate.com published a story I wrote today about an unusual sheriff race in rural Arkansas. (TW for child sexual abuse and violence) slate.com/news-and-pol...slate.comHe Shot a Man Dead 15 Times. People Applauded—and He Got Away With It. His Next Act Is Turning Heads.The star attraction at the Lonoke Fair was a vigilante killer. He could be the county's next sheriff. 38030
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneDeva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It can in the absence of politics and policies that make people feel safer and happier. I mean that so seriously. The numbers are not what’s making people crazy - the precarity, instability, & absence of the “charm of anticipated success” à la Tocqueville is doing that. 312327
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"More than 3,700 people are believed to have been arrested in the UK for alleged support of Palestine Action since it was banned in July last year, most for holding placards saying: 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.'" 14218
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Amnesty International UK: "Writers should not find their books disappearing from shelves because of their political beliefs... There is a real danger that others, seeing the price [Rooney] has paid, will decide they cannot afford to speak out." 16910
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Sally Rooney's publisher is pulling her books from the UK market. She can no longer receive royalties from UK sales of her books. She fears arrest if she enters the country. Political dissent, effectively treated as a criminal offense. It's hard to overstate how frightening and insidious this is.theguardian.comSally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action supportIrish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest 4341119
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneBrown University School of Public Health @brownpublichealth.bsky.social · 13/10/2026SPH READS 📖 Join us next week for a free webinar with author @brian-goldstone.bsky.social & Dean Francesca Beaudoin on Goldstone's Pulitzer Prize-winner, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. Live Q&A following the conversation! RSVP at the link bit.ly/3TCHnY1 163
Reposted by Brian Goldstonekaren ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 10/10/2026507 people in 2024 murder by policy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caDeaths of people experiencing homelessness on rise for 5th year, B.C. Coroner data shows | CBC NewsMore than 500 people died while experiencing homelessness in 2024, a more than tripling from 2020. Many of the deaths, data shows, were as a result of the toxic drug supply. 14422
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's always such a special thing to deeply admire someone's writing and thinking, and then spend time with them in person and discover they're even cooler and kinder than you'd imagined. (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social appreciation post) 1591
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026It's official. I AM AN AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR!!! WOW 😭✨ #TheDoubleTax has won the prestigious 2026 Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize, awarded to one author whose work advances gender equity. Past winners include NYT Bestsellers and National Book winners. #GodsPlan womensway.org/events/18th-... 871583171
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneBalaeniceps tex 𓅣🌏🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️☭ @socialistpuffin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026People tell me to "get a job" when I mention that I'm homeless. I was working full-time right before I had a mental breakdown that lead to me losing my job, housing, and possessions(and I have a job now even while living in a shelter). I wouldn't wish this on anyone. 69433
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneDerek Fox @partialobserver.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yes. Homelessness is a choice that we make, as a society, every day. If it gets treated as part of the architecture of civilization, that’s only because powerful forces want you to think that way. Finally, it would cost less to house every unhoused person than it costs us to leave them homeless. 117068
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneSergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We need this written on dozens of massive billboards in Los Angeles. We have neighbors living on the street because we lack affordable housing. The police don’t build housing through arrests and imprisonment. Mental health services don’t conjure up housing. We need beds, and we need them now. 05418
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Also: the cruelty inflicted on the unhoused is a barometer of the state violence we're willing to tolerate. 3717170
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's actually not complicated. You end homelessness with safe, dignified housing people can afford. 5690114
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it. 212349926
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneCA-NC-GA Lady @ca-nc-galady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026@brian-goldstone.bsky.social would you be willing to share this petition? No one chooses 'urban camping' don't cate what Nicole Massiah calls it. c.org/8trKj2c6nzc.orgSign the PetitionSpeak out against DeKalb County's urban camping ordinance 141
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I guess it's official now:trinity.duke.eduPulitzer Prize Winner Brian Goldstone Joins Trinity CollegeThe Duke alumnus joined the Department of Cultural Anthropology for a year focused on fostering collaborations, enhancing student experiences and increasing public discourse. 0401
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneMax Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients. We need your help. 👇 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...propublica.orgWe’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial.ProPublica is looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization impacts patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests... 9233118
Reposted by Brian GoldstonePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Gonna share @stschrader1.bsky.social's new book again because it is and will continue to be relevant. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...hachettebookgroup.comBlue PowerA history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. “A tour de force ... Read it no... 29244
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Last thing! Malaprop's (one of my favorite bookstores in the country) will be hosting a virtual discussion of There Is No Place for Us on Wednesday, Oct 14, ahead of the Justice Forum. Info here: malaprops.com/event/2026-1... 074
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The event will be held at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville and is free and open to all. For those who can't attend in person, there will also be a livestream and regional watch parties in Brevard, Burnsville, Cullowhee, and Hendersonville. www.pisgahlegal.org/2026-justice... 152
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Looking forward to being in Asheville on October 22 for Pisgah Legal Services' annual Justice Forum. I'll be speaking about the deepening crisis of housing insecurity and working homelessness, both in Western North Carolina and across the country. Register here: www.pisgahlegal.org/2026-justice... 13113
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE shot a man in New York City today while he was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child. Abolish ICE.nytimes.comICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City (Gift Article)The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti... 38833328
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneLydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026About to testify in favor of this and am going to lift up @brian-goldstone.bsky.social's amazing book There is No Place for Us, which details how corporate behaviors directly lead to people being pushed into homelessness, where they are still used as instruments of profit for shareholders. 15411
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneStoned Feminist 👻 Spooky Version @ladylinds.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Please take the time to submit public comment for HUD's proposed rule changes that would eliminate permanent supportive housing programs like the one I live inendhomelessness.orgTell HUD: The "Strategies" They are Pushing Will Not Work 1158
Reposted by Brian Goldstonekate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 08/10/2026omg Anne Carson finally 116313
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anne Carson's NOX is one of the most extraordinary books I've encountered—as much a physical/visual experience as a literary one (and one I've taught many times over the years). Thrilled to see her awarded the Nobel Prize. This 2013 profile is a great introduction to her singular work. Gift link:nytimes.comThe Inscrutable Brilliance of Anne Carson (Gift Article)Is she a poet? No one quite knows for sure. 0455
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneKasey Fandal @malt1999.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you’ve read Mr. Goldstone’s book, There Is No Place for Us (on one of President Obama’s favorites list!), you’d know just how devastating and sad these eviction statistics really are. 💔 0387
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/10/2026Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed 74,245 Palestinians in three years, Gaza’s health ministry says. “There is a ceasefire in name only,” said a senior policy fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations. washingtonpost.comThree years after Oct. 7, Israeli strikes in Gaza grind on and deaths climbAlmost a year has passed since President Donald Trump declared the fighting over and “peace in the Middle East” achieved. 108561
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneHammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The new issue of Hammer & Hope is out! Featuring articles on Trump’s deadly invasion of Memphis, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the Democrats’s “Woke” Panic, and Kelela’s Guide to Surviving Men and Raves. hammerandhope.org 111955
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"While Black residents make up 53% of renters in the city, they experience 69% of the eviction filings... [W]omen are more likely to be filed against due to the fact that they may have children residing with them, who are often considered a liability to property owners." 0294
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Atlanta had over 142,000 eviction filings in the past year. More than 10,000 in a single month. Absolutely staggering.wabe.orgMetro Atlanta leads US in highest eviction rates with over 142,000 filingsMetro Atlanta is leading the nation for the highest eviction rates in the United States, with over 142,000 filings as of June 2026, according to new data by The Eviction Lab, a Princeton University-ba... 57443
Reposted by Brian GoldstoneNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.thecut.comThe Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual ViolenceThe “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail. 221266474
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thanks for the invite! I'll be traveling that day, otherwise I would have loved to attend 010