Greg Palast grapples with questions of class privilege and how to transform the system that unevenly distributes them.
Decolonization Means Being in Process
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Diana Clarke explores the implications of decolonization for and of the body: “The only colony I can liberate is my own body, and my body is everywhere.”
Silent Rage
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In this personal narrative, Ami Weintraub tells a story of intergenerational trauma: “I have memories […] of events I didn’t live through. But memories that have always somehow been mine.”
Global Capitalism
Are German Greens on the Left & Mixed Joy and Great Sorrow
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Victor Grossman reflects on the politics of Germany’s Green party and on the results of their most recent state elections.
Introduction to Decolonization Section
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Benjamin Case introduces the history and concept of decolonization for Tikkun’s spring/summer 2019 issue.
Global Capitalism
Europe Must Oppose Trump
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Jeffrey Sachs advocates for strategic, concerted efforts by the EU and other foreign powers in the face of Trump’s economic assaults.
Global Capitalism
Fascist forces are Growing Support in Germany
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Victor Grossman, Tikkun’s correspondent in Berlin, warns of the dangers of the AfD (the Alternative for Germany) in advance of next month’s election.
Justice for All
Minimum Wage Vote in Congress
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Take Action Now. Chuck Collins from the Institute for Policy Studies, Inequality team, calls us to support legislation to raise the federal minimum wage.
Germany’s Politics: The Latest Developments from Victor Grossman
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Tikkun magazine’s Berlin correspondent Victor Grossman presents the latest developments in Germany’s politics.
Global Capitalism
Democratic Socialism, Then and Now
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In this historical overview of democratic socialism, Gary Dorrien claims that “[e]conomic democracy is the heart of democratic socialism and the test of its ambition for social justice.”
Global Capitalism
How did the Venezuelan economy get so messed up?
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Laura Wells explains how the Venezuelan economy got so messed up, and advises us on what to do to help Venezuela better handle their economic crisis.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Coopting the Beatles
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Peter Gabel argues that, in coopting songs from the 1960s, advertisers not only increase their profits but also strip the songs of their transcendental sense of meaning and purpose.
Global Capitalism
Worker strikes as liberation — way back then, and today
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Drawing parallels between the Exodus story and current political struggles, Jonathan Rosenblum honors striking workers who are standing up to modern-day Pharaohs.
Tikkun Daily
Haiti’s Unfinished Revolution Is Still In Effect
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Gina Athena Ulysse analyzes the historical particularities and global wealth disparities that have sparked recent protests in Haiti.
Children in Trouble
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Karen J. Greenberg reminds us that, despite we-are-not-them American exceptionalism, childhood is everywhere under threat and needs to be protected.