A personal reflection on how #BlackLivesMatter to one Jewish woman (namely, me!).
Justice for All
Avoiding Ageist Bias and Tragedy in Triage
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Even a lottery would be more just than distributing scarce medical interventions by triages that
exclude the elderly.
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Considering the Wisconsin Election While Meditating on Heschel
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The decisions of the courts to refuse to delay voting in Wisconsin brings forth a prophetic wrath from Rabbi Elliot Ginsburg.
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Demonizing Iran During the Coronavirus
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When Pompeo seeks genocidal action against Iran, what undermined his humanity?
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Yes. I Am an Angry Black Woman
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Valerie Elverton Dixon describes her anger with the presidential candidates and with the public debate that is not addressing the People’s Agenda, especially the problems of low-wealth cities.
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Tikkun and NSP Launch #LoveAndJusticeProject
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Tikkun and the NSP join #LoveAndJusticeProject — join us!
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Dissidents of the International Left by Andy Heintz
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In this review of Andy Heintz’s new book, Theo Horesh argues that, in order to be globally effective, the left needs to articulate a common set of values from the ground up.
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Everyone’s Son
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Evangeline Wische challenges us to consider the relationship between intergenerational trauma and gun violence in this moving song and video.
Uncategorized
Snarky Comments
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Erica Etelson argues that if a Democratic candidate is to win in 2020, they must forsake snarky retorts in the service of reclaiming Obama-to-Trump voters and non-voters.
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We stand in solidarity with Rojava, an example to the world
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Leaders from social movements, communities and First Nations from around the world stand in solidarity with the vision and work of Rojava.
Gender & Sexuality
Women’s Liberation Past and Present
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Alix Kates Shulman reflects on the history of Women’s Liberation and sees today’s #MeToo Movement as a direct descendent of the consciousness-raising efforts of the 1960s.
Jewish Wisdom
Isaiah For Our Time: To Transform the World
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In his teaching for Yom Kippur, Rabbi Michael Zimmerman compares the teachings of the prophet Isaiah with Rabbi Lerner’s new book Revolutionary Love: “Lerner reveals hidden facets of Isaiah’s vision just as Isaiah demonstrates the deep Jewish roots of Lerner’s lifelong project to heal society.”
Prophet Jonah, Murder of Another Black Man by White Police Officer, and the Limits of Forgiveness
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Cat Zavis explores the limits that forgiveness offer when crimes have a systemic basis. She looks at the Book of Jonah and the recent murder of Botham Jean, and his brother Brandt Jean’s forgiveness of the white police officer that shot Botham.
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Confession: I fixed my kids’ admission into top colleges
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Greg Palast grapples with questions of class privilege and how to transform the system that unevenly distributes them.
Decolonization Means Being in Process
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Diana Clarke explores the implications of decolonization for and of the body: “The only colony I can liberate is my own body, and my body is everywhere.”