January/February 2008
Departments
Editorials
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After Annapolis-Middle East Peace?
We hope so. We pray so. But we don't think so. -
Iran With No Nukes
Letters
Current Thinking
The Contrarian
Special Section: The Presidential Primaries
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Introduction
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Dear Brother Barack
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Dear Senator Edwards
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Dear Senator Clinton
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Reimagining Republicanism
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A Letter from a Torture Survivor to Those Seeking the Democratic and Republican Nominations for President in 2008
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Dear Candidates
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It's Time for a Progressive Vision of Education!
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Missing the Boat on Health Care?
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Don't Bury Sexual Justice Beneath 'Common Ground'
Politics & Society
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The Trouble With Liberals
They are not who you think they are (see our test). -
Awe-Based Work
Awe and wonder can be part of daily life. -
Thanks for the Inconvenience
A hopeful tale of strangers. -
Today's Class Brought to You By…
Do you want corporations teaching your kids how to think? -
Heart-Centered Realism
Fight the evil in the world by dispersing power. -
Empowerment is Not Enough
Response to Lappe: empowerment is important but is not as vital as love.
Rethinking Religion
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Psychotherapy and the Politics Of Meaning
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Through a Glass Darkly:
Freud and Buddha on Individual Responsibility -
A Story from The Road
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Living Kaddish
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Is Caste Intrinsic to Hinduism?
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Spirit and Science in the Vedanta
Culture
Books
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The Single Diamond Made of All Our Lives
Gulf Music: Poems, by Robert Pinsky -
Lewis Lips Sink Ships
Cracking Up - American Humor In A Time of Conflict, by Paul Lewis.
Film
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No Good Answers Left
Lions for Lambs, Redacted, and No End In Sight.
Humor
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Dear Swami
Where Swami answers your questions, and you will question his answers.
Poetry
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