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Editorials & Actions

Palestinians Fearing “Normalization” of the Occupation–A critical perspective by Yoav Peck of the Sulha Peace Project

By Tikkun | August 21, 2018

For 18 years, the Sulha Peace Project has brought together Palestinians from across the territories with Israelis from around the country, in order to hold people-to-people dialogue and solidarity-building. Of late, many of our Palestinian activists have endured harsh anti-normalization criticism from their friends and relatives, and some have been dragged into long, humiliating interrogations at the hands of Palestinian security. The director of a site where we held a recent gathering was harassed by the Palestinian Authority for renting us space. As we rumble into the 62nd year of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, it may be useful to revisit the contention, strident in various sectors of the Palestinian public, that cooperation with Israelis represents “normalization” (tatbiyah) and is thus forbidden. How is normalization defined?

Articles

Homage to the Syrian Revolution by Andrew Heintz

By Tikkun | August 19, 2018

Tikkun Editor’s Note: Tikkun does not have a position on the issues raised by the Syrian revolution, except to say that we oppose all violence and know that the forces seeking to replace Syrian dictator Assad were committed to non-violence until Assad starting torturing and killing them. We welcome critiques of the perspective put forward by Andrew Heintz below. Homage to the Syrian Revolution
The American Left has had an ongoing war of words about what to do about Syria. The result has illuminated the consequences of groupthink and dogmatic anti-imperial absolutism. It has been heartbreaking to witness so-called leftists refuse to recognize the sadistic brutality of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Other Voices

Dr. Jerome Segal forms Bread and Roses Party

By Tikkun | August 10, 2018

BREAD AND ROSES – NEW PARTY ESTABLISHED

A new political party has been formed in Maryland, ahead of the November elections. It’s being spearheaded by philosopher Dr. Jerome Segal, a conflict resolution expert at the University of Maryland, who received over 20,000 votes in his run against Ben Cardin in the Democratic Senate Primary in June.

Earlier this week, Segal submitted 19,500 petitions signed by Maryland residents to the state Board of Elections, in support of the establishment of the socialist “Bread and Roses” party. Under state law, ten thousand signatures are required to organize a political party.

Segal spent more than $1.4 million on his campaign against Cardin in the Senate primary.

Editorials & Actions

From Protest to Paradigm: Two Keys to Success in Our Nonviolent Revolution

By Tikkun | July 25, 2018

Michael Nagler describes how we can make the necessary shift in our vision and strategy in order to “liberate our imagination to describe the ideal world we’re working for, a world based on that higher image of humanity.”

33.3 Summer

Organizations that Embrace Interdependence

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

We need to change more than what we do, we need to change how we do it. Two practitioners discuss how to create liberating systems of organizational and community self-governance.

33.3 Summer

Anchoring the Heart of a Democratic Economy

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

When large institutions are under threat, it is even more essential that we find the agency to embody direct democracy in our relationships with one another.

33.3 Summer

Frozen Out

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

A web series about gentrification and climate change doesn’t just shed light on an important intersection of issues, it is a shining example of how communities can take control over public narratives.

33.3 Summer

Coming Home

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

The movement for a new economy is built on a spiritual materialism that calls upon us to return to our true natures as individuals, communities, and societies. An overview of the vision and progress in an exciting community of visionaries.

33.3 Summer

Partnerism: Post-Capitalist/Post-Socialist Economics

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

Focusing on the debate between capitalism and socialism obscures the more fundamental point that both systems are based on domination. The economy we need will be based on partnership.

33.3 Summer

A Kabbalistic View of Healthcare Transformation

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

Faced with the reality that doctors have the highest suicide rate among the professions, and so many people report unhappy experiences with the medical system, an M.D. explores what a true tikkun of healthcare would look like.

33.3 Summer

When My Mother Wanted to Die

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

Margaret Morganroth Gullette lays bare the ageist struggle that old people face: “invisibility and hypervisibility, intolerance of our appearance, lack of audiences for our subjectivities, underestimation of our trials, dislike of our alleged characteristics or disgust at our apparent weaknesses.”

33.3 Summer

Introduction to The Next Economy

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

An economy in line with our deepest spiritual values is not only possible, it is already emerging around us. The feature section of this issue explores a few dimensions of recent developments.

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Creating New Economies through the Urban Commons

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

Jay Cumberland comments on how “oppression in cities has led many residents to seek community by emphasizing differences”––and provides a solution.

33.3 Summer

The King Midas Monoculture

By Tikkun | July 23, 2018

We have built a society that is obsessed with turning everything into money. In order to survive, we need to find new ways to create, perceive, and exchange value.