JUDAS: A Modern Journal

Imprisoned, persecuted, and exiled from their home country, Pussy riot has been through a lot. They're a Russian 'feminist-punk' band who have been enemies of the Russian establishment for decades.  How do you picture the perfect leader / Who do you want him to be / Has he promoted the use of torture and killing families? / Did your mama come from Mexico? / Papa come from Palestine / Sneaking all through Syria / Crossing all the border lines / Let other people in / Listen to your women / Stop killing black children / Make America Great Again That's Pussy Riot in 2016, a full 2 weeks before Trump's election.  In 2012, they entered the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow and climbed to the Cathedral's soleus, where they performed (or attempted to perform) a song entitled 'Mother of God, Drive Putin Away!' The performance lasted only 40 seconds before security threw the five women out of the building. The recording of this performance, along with the ...

1894, Paris. Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the French Army is accused of handing top-secret military documents to members of the Imperial German military.  An investigation by the French army had found damning evidence against Dreyfus, the worst being a letter to the German military attache in Paris penned in Dreyfus' own handwriting.  But why would Dreyfus commit such a crime? He was a wealthy man from a prominent family, with no need for the alleged payoffs from the German Empire. He reportedly loved France and enjoyed serving his nation in the army. Dreyfus himself refused to confess, adamant he had done nothing wrong. Although France wasn't convinced, they believed Dreyfus was a liar. But why? Well, Dreyfus was a Jew.  Whilst Dreyfus sat in jail awaiting his trial, France's right-wing newspapers got a hold of the story and used it as a catalyst for their already popular anti-semitism. One of France's biggest talking points in the 1890s was the Jewish people; particularl...