The response of a few people in our Pittsburgh Jewish community has been completely and utterly embarrassing. I don't think it's controversial to point out that the Jewish side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been told far more often than the Palestinian, and the point of Conflict a Kitchen is to raise…

For a very long time, I had no real opinion one way or the other about the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Like a lot of Americans, I grew up sort of defaulting to Israel being the good guys and the Palestinians being the bad guys, but that was more or less the end of it.

The conflict between whatever remains of Palestine and Israel is so one-sided it isn't remotely humorous. I sincerely hope there comes a peace in my lifetime so that they can work toward something better.

Maddow's cadence has had me hooked from the get-go. I really miss listening to her Air America show. There was a point where I was falling asleep to that podcast every night.

I like Tom Butt and I cannot lie. You other voters can't deny. When a candidate walks in with itty bitty funds and a silly little name it gets fun. My ballot don't want none of those nasty Chevron funds.

I think you and Silverstein actually see this story through the same lens. It's not telling us to be like the tree, it's telling us not to be like the shitweasel who stole all her stuff.

When I was a kid, I always kind of thought the point of the book was to teach you how to take care of the environment and not to use up all the resources. #CaptainPlanetKid

I like much of Silverstein's poetry—but The Giving Tree incites a rage stroke.

Your GIF game is top notch, shawty. You just need to smile more, beautiful. God Bless and have a nice day.

Speaking as a 28 year old woman who has walked down many a busy street, I can tell you that what she experienced was sadly not even remotely shocking to me.

You have to put on your Republican Logic Hat (I'll wait, it's the foil one).

Beverly in NC: Hi, I just wanted to follow up on what Anthony said about that n—

Yeah, maybe you're right. I don't post very often and I hope that this makes even a little bit of sense. I'm a black man in his early 20s who has lived in the center of St. Louis my entire life. This is a strange city in that for being as big as it is, the mentality often times seems like that of small stereotypically…

It isn't just about recognizing basic human rights, it's about recognizing privilege. White people (myself included) often don't even realize how every aspect of our lives has been carefully constructed to allow for success (barring situations such as poverty, abuse, etc). I think it comes down to a lack of empathy…

Wrong. This is a black issue that affects black individuals that others can be enraged by. But it is a black issue. If you are white, as I suspect (and as I am) you do not live in fear of the police. This is a good time to close your mouth, back up slowly, and listen. Take it all in. Recognize that where you live,…

I teach about the complex problem of differentiating between institutional racism and individual bigotry, so I understand what you're trying to get at.

I didn't think that Kara meant "White people! Explain these things to black people!" when she wrote "you." I inferred that it was addressed to some vague "you." The "you" that supports the militarization of the police and doesn't question why these things happen disproportionately to the black community, the "you"…

It's not about you.

The craziest thing to me in the aftermath of these killings is how accepting most people are of the militarization of the police. I fully expect that when video footage is found (dashcam or otherwise), Mike Brown will have done nothing that could warrant a reaction with fatal force, but people will still look and…