John Sanbonmatsu is perplexed and exasperated about people's hysteria over Sanders being a socialist because, according to Sanbonmatsu, he isn't.
Politics & Society
MLK Today
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Michael Nagler remarks on the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. who not only gave public voice to the story of the unity of life, but also showed what that unity can do.
Politics & Society
Iran and American Casualties
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Professor Stephen Zunes provides in-depth analysis and understanding of the current tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Politics & Society
America’s Public Housing Crisis
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Rabbi Michael Lerner urges readers to tackle climate change and systemic inequality by supporting the Public Housing Green New Deal Act and the ESRA.
Politics & Society
Thanksgiving and the December Holidays Bring Stress to Many
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Rabbi Michael Lerner offers strategies for how we can make a cultural shift this holiday season, one that moves us away from consumerism and toward love.
Politics & Society
How to celebrate Thanksgiving with integrity
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Rabbi Lerner provides some tips for giving thanks while remaining in integrity with our concerns about the wellbeing of Earth and the wellbeing of our fellow humans.
Politics & Society
Anti-Semitism: Two Articles by Bernie Sanders and a College Student
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Rabbi Michael Lerner shares his insightful reflections and analyses on two important articles on anti-Semitism, one from Bernie Sanders and another from a college student.
Emancipatory Spirituality
The Christian Gospel for Americans: A Systematic Theology
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David Ray Griffin argues that the church in America is in a dire moral and political situation and must stand up for the integrity of the Gospel.
Politics & Society
Women’s Liberation Past and Present
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Alix Kates Shulman reflects on the history of Women's Liberation and sees today's #MeToo Movement as a direct descendent of the consciousness-raising efforts of the 1960s.
Politics & Society
Impeach: Judicial, Political, Moral, or Spiritual?
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow argues that whether to impeach Trump is not only a political question but also a moral and spiritual question.
Tikkun Daily
What’s happening to Giuliani now was happening to him long before 9/11
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Jim Sleeper warns of the dangers of giving Rudy Giuliani any national power or influence, and argues that his removal from public life is necessary to the republic's survival.
Justice for All
Confession: I fixed my kids’ admission into top colleges
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Greg Palast grapples with questions of class privilege and how to transform the system that unevenly distributes them.
Ecological Transformation
The Collective Asteroid of Human History
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The “Pyrocene” is upon us. Tom Engelhardt paints a disturbing picture of the climate crisis that threatens us now and in future generations.
Tikkun Daily
Violence in games—less dangerous than watching Boxing
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Rabbi Chaim Gruber delves into the psychological and sociological aspects of sports, video games, and mass shootings.
Politics & Society
Raising Racism and Ethnocentrism in Israel and the United States
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Edward Kaufman warns of the dangers of Trump and Netanyahu's manipulation of fear in the service of maintaining power for their "threatened" identity groups.