Why the 2012 elections are likely to be the most racist that most of have seen in our lifetimes.
Articles
The Stolen Blessing
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The Torah has little to say about transsexuality, but it has a lot to say about people who do hard-to-explain and sometimes terrible things in order to be true to themselves. My personal archetype was Jacob. I had never liked Jacob, but even as a child I recognized his life as an uncomfortably apt metaphor for mine.
Activism
From the Vietnam War to Species Suicide: Thoughts on a 50th High School Reunion
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There may be nothing more devastating than the phenomenon of “generational betrayal.” The clash between what we had grown up believing and what we experienced destroyed our individual internal moral universes and fatally divided our generation.
Activism
Rabbi Lerner’s House Attacked for the Third Time — One Day After We Presented South African Justice Richard Goldstone the Tikkun Award
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Rabbi Lerner and his family are paying a price for supporting peace and reconciliation between Israel and Palestine — the zionist extremists are still threatening him and Tikkun.
2011
Postwar Dystopia or Family Paradise?
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SECOND SUBURB: LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, edited by Dianne Harris, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010
2011
The Real Education Reformers: Why Chicago Mothers and Teachers Are Doing More than “Waiting for Superman”
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Don’t race to the top, look to the grassroots for the future health of our schools.
2011
Nourishing Hope — in Uganda and in the United States
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How come Ugandan activists are upbeat while so many U.S. activists are glum?
2011
Overcoming Despair as the Republicans Take Over: A Conversation with Noam Chomsky
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How are national initiatives built locally? Can we push Obama leftward in 2012? Chomsky calls for small steps toward confronting global capital.
Activism
Take Action to Stop Qaddafi’s Brutal Assault on Libyan Civilians
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It’s time for bolder international action against the ruthless dictator of Libya who is killing his own people. Military jets, helicopter gunships, and mercenaries with machine guns are indiscriminately attacking unarmed demonstrators while heads of state just make statements. Only a vigorous global response can help prevent the situation from spiraling into greater violence. Please ask the US to play a leadership role in forcing the UN Security Council to act. There are peaceful and effective international actions that could save lives in Libya.
Activism
Mubarak Resigns! What Comes Next — Democratic Transformation or Military “Stability”?
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Jews and spiritual progressives of every religious community are rejoicing at the triumph of the democratic uprising in the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities and at the resignation of President Mubarak. But we have no illusions that the struggle for democracy has been won.
Activism
Obama Abandons Egyptian Democracy Demonstrators’ Demand to Oust Mubarak
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After days of mixed messages, the Obama administration said it will not endorse the demands of Egyptian protesters for the president Mubarak to step down.
Activism
Why Jews around the World Are Praying for the Victory of the Egyptian Uprising
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Though a small segment of Jews have responded to right-wing voices from Israel, the majority of Jews are more excited and hopeful than worried about Egypt’s uprising.
2011
The State of the Spirit, 2011
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Human beings share a deep yearning to live in communities that provide a sense of purpose to their lives. And we have an irrepressible instinct to seek freedom; creativity; artistic expression; higher and higher levels of understanding and consciousness; love and caring for others; the creation and enjoyment of beauty and pleasure; and both joyous celebration of and awe-filled responses to all the wonders of life in this universe.