Summing up the life of Philip Roth is not easy, but Evan Brier tries by beginning at the end.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Thoughts on Philip Roth: America, Jew, Male
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Shaul Magid on Philip Roth, his relationship to his Jewish identity, and his legacy.
Global Capitalism
What’s Wrong With Western ‘Progress’?: Challenges to Stephen Pinker and Nicholas Kristof
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Charles Eisenstein and Jeremy Lent challenge the mainstream champion of the status quo Stephen Pinker and the NY Times columnist (and human rights advocate) Nicholas Kristof in their willingness to promote a view of the world that cheerily suggests that global capitalism is really doing great, despite all that we know to the contrary.
Editorials & Actions
Zazu Dreams: Between the Scarab and the Dung Beetle, A Cautionary Fable for the Anthropocene Era
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Sajay Samuel reviews “Zazu Dreams: Between the Scarab and the Dung Beetle, A Cautionary Fable for the Anthropocene Era” by Cara Judea Alhadeff.
Economy/Poverty/Wealth
A Conversation with Rev. Barber, chair of the Poor People’s Campaign
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Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis in conversation with Poor People’s Campaign co-chair Reverend William Barber on justice, civil disobedience, and inspiring people to moral activism.
Reviews
Killing White Innocence
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Stephen Brookfield reviews “Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Racism in America” by George Yancy and reflects on the importance of understanding identity within a racist system.
Politics & Society
Farrakhan & the Women’s March: An Unholy Connection
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Cat Zavis reflects on what healing and reconciliation can look like when anti-Semitism (or any other -ism) rears its ugly head.
Fiction & Poetry Articles
Coywolf
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Hebrew, Lizavetta claimed, was the holiest and most beautiful language in the world. Alexey trusted her in most things, but he knew for a fact this couldn’t be so, because Lermontov had written his poems in Russian.
Spirituality
Healing Ourselves and the Earth
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Get insight into the spiritual healing that accompanies cover artist Orly Faya’s process of painting people in the world.
Spirituality
My Mother Died on Simchat Torah
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Philip Terman confronts the heartbreaking, cyclical nature of life in his poem “My Mother Died on Simchat Torah.”
Uncategorized
Psalm 11:16
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In Joy Ladin’s poem “Psalm 11:16,” creation becomes an act of connection and love.
Spirituality
Gardener in the Wild
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Jennifer Michael Hecht’s poem “Gardener in the Wild” is an invigorating look into identity and the natural world.
Poetry
The Voyages of the Starship Enterprise
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Jennifer Michael Hecht’s poem asks us: how does it feel to be post-exilic, post-textilic,
and post-Cyrillic?
Israel/Palestine
Anti-Semitism, Uprootedness, and Zionism: My Voluntary Political Exile from Israel
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A critical discussion of Zionism in the midst of present and historical anti-Semitism by a widely respected teacher of non-violent communications.
Spirituality
Blood Moon
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Delve into visions and religion on Easter eve in Patrick Donnelly’s poem “Blood Moon.”