Departments
LETTERS
CURRENT THINKING
CONTRARIAN:
Where’s the American Jewish Debate?
Our publisher comes dangerously close to agreeing with our editor
on the Israel Lobby—a rare occasion in Tikkun history!
Editorial
What Could the Democrats DO?
by 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
Politics and Society
FEATURE ARTICLE
by 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
by MICHAEL SANDEL
Will genetic engineering create an ethical nightmare?
Vets Aren’t Crazy—War Is
by PAULA J. CAPLAN
The horrors of Iraq in Vets’ own words
The Cry of Faith in Urban American Today
by MARK I. WALLACE
Educational genocide, eco-violence, and poverty pimping
Neuroscience and Fundamentalism
by KENNETH M. HEILMAN
and RUSSELL S. DONDA
You make your own brain, so start thinking creatively
Epiphany of an Economic Hit Man
by JOHN PERKINS
U.S. dominators hurt the world’s poor—updated confessions
How Elders Can Rebalance The World
by BARRY BARKAN
Yes, we still need you when you’re 65—more than ever before
Culture
BOOK
Language, Feeling, and the Brain by Daniel Shanahan
Review by ROBERT INCHAUSTI
HUMOR
Sarah Silverman and the Limits of Comedy
Commentary by PAUL LEWIS
BOOKS
The Real Wealth of Nations,by Riane Eisler
Getting a Grip, by Frances Moore Lappé
Reviews by DAVE BELDEN
POEMS
“If This Be Jews”
by EDWARD FIELD
“From Songs of Two Autumns”
by LEAH GOLDBERG
HUMOR
Dear Swami
From AIPAC to Deepak and back
by SWAMI BEYONDANANDA
Rethinking Religion
CATHOLICISM
On the Edge of The Inside
by RICHARD ROHR
How prophets operate from the periphery
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY
The Spirituality of Messianic American Leadership
by GILBERT I. BOND
Obama charisma
A Just Peacemaking Ethic
by GLEN STASSEN
Muslims, Christians, and Jews work out a joint approach
What Would Jesus Do About Iraq?
by TONY CAMPOLO
Who would Jesus bomb? So who is following Jesus?
ISLAM
by OMAIR AHMAD
Isn’t it time for fellow Muslims to speak out?
JUDAISM
Part II:Heschel on Vietnam
by EDWARD KAPLAN
A Jewish theologian fights war
Praying With The Other
by LEAH LAX
Jews, immigrants, and gays are all welcome here
A Story of Repentance and Renewal
by OR N. ROSE
Swing that chicken—a path to transformation?
Be Fruitful and Save Seeds
by RACHEL P. KRIGER
Share abundance—let go the illusion of scarcity
