A Bimonthly Jewish Critique of Politics, Culture & Society

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Editorials

• What Could the Democrats DO?  Michael Lerner
  Congressional Dems' capitulation to Bush and the Republican minority on the Iraq war, phone-tapping, immigration, and much else is not the path to future electoral success or respect from their own constituents

Letters

• Letters 
  

Current Thinking

• Movies That Seek to Inspire 
  
• Talking to an Enemy 
  
• Repentance Workbook (High Holiday Supplement) 
  

The Contrarian

• Where's the American Jewish Debate?  George Vradenburg
  Our publisher comes dangerously close to agreeing with our editor on the Israel Lobby - a rare occasion in Tikkun history!

• The Israel Lobby  Michael Lerner
  Bad for the World, America, Israel, and the Jews. A religious Jew critiques one of the most powerful forces shaping U.S. policy.
• Designer Babies  Michael Sandel
  Will genetic engineering create an ethical nightmare?
• Vets Aren't Crazy - War Is  Paula J. Caplan
  The horrors of Iraq in Vets' own words
• The Cry of Faith in Urban America Today  Mark I.Wallace
  Educational genocide, eco-violence, and poverty pimping
• Epiphany of an Economic Hitman  John Perkins
  U.S. dominators hurt the world's poor - updated confessions
• Neuroscience and Fundamentalism  Kenneth M.Heilman and Russell S. Donda
  You make your own brain, so start thinking creatively
• How Elders Can Rebalance The World  Barry Barkan
  Yes, we still need you when you're 65 - more than ever before

• On the Edge of The Inside  Richard Rohr
  How prophets operate from the periphery
• The Spirituality of Messianic American Leadership  Gilbert I. Bond
  Obama charisma
• A Just Peacemaking Ethic  Glen Stassen
  Muslims, Christians, and Jews work out a joint approach
• What Would Jesus Do About Iraq?  Tony Campolo
  Who would Jesus bomb? So who is following Jesus?
• Muslims and Darfur  Omair Ahmad
  Isn't it time for fellow Muslims to speak out?
• Part II: Heschel on Vietnam  Edward K. Kaplan
  A Jewish theologian fights war
• Praying With The Other  Leah Lax
  Jews, immigrants, and gays are all welcome here
• Into the Fire: A Story of Repentance and Renewal  Or N. Rose
  Swing that chicken - a path to transformation?
• Be Fruitful and Save Seeds  Rachel P. Kriger
  Share abundance - let go the illusion of scarcity

Books

• Our Visionary Brains  Robert Inchausti
  Language, Feeling, and the Brain by Daniel Shanahan reviewed by Robert Inchausti
• A Nurturing Economy  Dave Belden
  The Real Wealth of Nations, by Riane Eisler and Getting a Grip, by Frances Moore Lappe Reviews by Dave Belden

Humor

• Beyond Empathy  Paul Lewis
  Sarah Silverman and the Limits of Comedy
• From AIPAC to Deepak and back  Steve Bhaerman
  

Poem

• If This Be Jews  Edward Field
  
• From Songs of Two Autumns  Leah Goldberg