One Potential Path to Heal Racism and All Forms of Othering
Politics & Society
Fear of Humiliation as the Root of Racism
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Peter Gabel explains how fear of humiliation is at the root of racism.
Politics & Society
How to Overcome Racism
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Rabbi Lerner presents the structural changes needed to beat racism.
Justice for All
Right-Wing Infiltrators Burn Minneapolis Hoping to De-legitimate African Americans’ Struggle for Justice
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We at Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives stand in solidarity with the protestors in Minneapolis and around the country fighting a just and righteous struggle for the lives of Black Americans.
Justice for All
How Black Lives Matter To Me
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A personal reflection on how #BlackLivesMatter to one Jewish woman (namely, me!).
Emancipatory Spirituality
Peril and Promise
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In a time of global uncertainty, Rev. Dr. Alton B. Pollard III stresses the need for unshakeable spiritual leadership.
Justice for All
Pregnancy as Risk: When Access to Care Really Matters
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MaryAnne Mercer shares a riveting story about the tragic results when mothers-to-be do not have access to quality healthcare and reminds us of the importance to fight for universal care for all.
Global Capitalism
80 Years Since the Holocaust Began – Can We Stop Fascism Today?
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Martin Winiecki explores how to address the rising fascism in Brazil and around the world.
Arts & Cultural Critique
The War on Neighborhoods
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In his review of Ryan Lugalia-Hollon and Daniel Cooper’s The War on Neighborhoods, Theodore Richards breaks down the false dichotomy between individual and community.
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
On the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination
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On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, Peter Gabel reflects on the history of racism in the U.S. and our failure to exist in mutual recognition of one another’s being.
Race
Louis Farrakhan, Meir Kahane, and the Politics of Purity
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Shaul Magid addresses the corrosive, divisive nature of purity politics on the left and why a more nuanced approached is needed.
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.
Editorials & Actions
Racism After Charlottesville
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Rabbi Michael Lerner writes: “…at a vigil to honor the Charolttesville victims I attended last night in Berkeley where the fascists promise to hold their next large rally August 27th, I encountered not only sadness, but fear and confusion as many yearned for a coherent strategy that the American Left sorely needs.”
Race
The Empty Chair
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After dinner his father would sit across the formica kitchen table and fire words at him. Bellicose, symbiosis, cartilaginous, revenant. The rule was, he did not have to go to bed until he got a word wrong.