Mari's Portfolio
I'm a writer based in Brooklyn.
About Me
I'm associate editor at Jewish Currents, a.magazine committed to the rich tradition of thought, activism, and culture of the Jewish left. I report, edit, and contribute to shaping the magazine's editorial direction.
I have previous experience covering incarceration, Chicago politics and policy, media, transit, and more. I have also worked in community-based journalism education.
Selected Clips
"How a Giant of Responsible Investing Agreed to an Israel Exception," Jewish Currents, January 2023
"The State of Antisemitism Reporting," Jewish Currents, January 2023
"The Fight for the Future of Israel Studies," Jewish Currents, September 2022 (Also appeared in Summer 2022 print issue)
"Deborah Lipstadt vs. 'The Oldest Hatred,'" Jewish Currents, April 2022
"Does Everybody Really Hate the Jews?" Jewish Currents, September 2021
"Revising the Dream," Jewish Currents, April 2021 (Also appeared in Spring 2021 print issue)
"'Is He Jewish?'" Jewish Currents, March 2021
"The Complex Reality of Black–Jewish Coalitions in Georgia," Jewish Currents, January 2021
"Can the Reform Movement Stand Up to the Settler Right?" Jewish Currents, October 2020
"Jewish Groups Embrace BLM, With Conditions," Jewish Currents, June 2020
"No Complaints," Chicago Reader, July 2020
"'We Are Sitting Ducks,'" Jewish Currents, March 2020
"Kim Foxx Aims to Rewrite an ‘Inequitable’ Legal Justice System as Challengers Fight to Topple Her," The Appeal, March 2020
"High Hopes," Chicago Reader, January 2020
"'The Big House and the Picket Fence,'" Chicago Reader, November 2019 (print cover story)
"Chicago is America's News Lab," Columbia Journalism Review, October 2019
"Warning Bells," Chicago Reader, March 2019 (print cover story)
"Journalism Should Be Free," The Outline, February 2019 (co-authored)
"Hospital Withdrawal," Belt Magazine, February 2019
"Piece by Piece," South Side Weekly, February 2019 (co-authored)"Failure to Record Cook County Eviction Court Hearings Leaves Tenants Vulnerable," Injustice Watch, April 2018 (co-authored)
"Cook County Judicial Voters Reject Old Habits, Disfavor Poorly Rated Candidates," Injustice Watch, March 2018 (co-authored)
"Living in the Blankest of Times," South Side Weekly, March 2018"Untangling Truth: Burge Squad Gone, but the Cases Live On," Injustice Watch, December 2017
"Cracks in the Foundation," South Side Weekly, May 2017 (co-authored) (print cover story)
"Underserved and Under the Spotlight," South Side Weekly, November 2015 (print cover story)
"What's in Store?," South Side Weekly, May 2015 (print cover story)
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