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Editorials

  • The Democrats' Approach to Ending the War 

    The split among progressives as we assess the Democrats' strategy.
  • Interview with Noam Chomsky 

    Explores the role of elites shaping the war.
  • The Occupation: Immoral, Self-Destructive, and Stupid 

    It's still immoral and self-destructive.
  • The Miracle That Went Away 

Letters

  • Letters 

The Contrarian

  • Global Marshall Plan? Not so Fast! 

Politics & Society

  • Special Feature: Why Torture Continues 

    The normalization of torture may be one of the worst consequences of the war in Iraq.
  • Editors' Introduction to the Discussion and to the Artist Botero 

    The renowned artist gives us a visual record, based on the facts.
  • Spokes in the Wheel 

    A personal account of torture.
  • Where Were the Doctors? 
  • Torture and Tikkun Olam 

    Repairing the victims.


Rethinking Religion

  • God As Suffering Servant 

    God chose to be limited in power to make human freedom possible.
  • The Three Poisons, Institutionalized 

    Collective Karma requires Buddhist social action.
  • Jerusalem in Benares 

    There is much to learn from Hinduism
  • Divine Garb 

    A Hasidic Teaching on the Revelation at Sinai.
  • Mending the Breach 

    Spiritual wisdom for healing the world.
  • God to Cain: If You Do Right You'll Talk! 

    A biblical message on how to resolve problems peaceably.


Healing and Transformation

  • Getting Real About Food 

    The author has slow food idealism and a fast food stomach.
  • A Call for a Sabbath Year to Repair a Broken World 

    The Biblical call for debt relief would work today.


Culture

Books

  • Towards a Meaningful Universe  
  • Louis Zukofsky: Selected Poems 
  • The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism 

Television/Film

  • Fox News: Joker or Joke? 

Music

  • At War with the Mystics by the Flaming Lips 

Humor

  • Dear Swami 

Poem

  • Every True Religion is Bound to Fail 

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