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Why Jews Around the World are Praying for the Victory of the Egyptian Uprising

Michael Lerner — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:48:39 +0000

Originally appeared on Tikkun Daily BlogEver since the victory over the dictator of Tunisia and the subsequent uprising in Egypt, my email has been flooded with messages from Jews around the world hoping and praying for the victory of the Egyptian people over their cruel Mubarak...

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When Generosity, Love, and Kindness are Public Policy, the Violence We Saw in Arizona will Dramatically Diminish

Michael Lerner — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:44:04 +0000

The attempted assassination of Congresswoman Giffords and the murder of so many others in Arizona has elicited a number of policy suggestions, from gun control to private protection for elected officials, to banning incitement to violence on websites either directly or more subtly (e.g., Sarah Palin's putting a bull's-eye target on Giffords' congressional district to indicate how important it would be to remove her from the Congress).

On the other hand, we hear endless pleas to...

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The Spiritual Messages of Chanukah and Christmas — and Their Downsides

Michael Lerner — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:59:53 +0000

Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on the birth of a single individual whose life and mission was itself supposed to bring liberation, Chanukah is about a national liberation struggle involving an entire people who seek to remake the world through struggle with an oppressive political and social order: the Greek conquerors (who ruled Judea from the time of...

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Obama (and Biden) Have No Clue About What’s Bothering Their Political Base

Michael Lerner — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:44:11 +0000

Shortly before the California Democratic primary in 2008, the San Fransisco Chronicle invited me to write a short article explaining why I, chair of the interfaithNetwork of Spiritual Progressives, was supporting Barack Obama. Like most other progressive activists, I understood that a president is limited in what s/he can accomplish in limiting the power of America's economic and political elites and in restraining the...

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Values or Partisanship? TV Ad calls out Graham for caving on climate

Eric Sapp — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:32:58 +0000

by Keely Brewster

It was disappointing that Lindsey Graham changed his mind, values, and opinions surrounding climate legislation. Lindsey Graham was right when he discussed the need to decrease our dependence on foreign oil for reasons of national security, economic security, and job loss. Lindsey Graham was right when he suggested the current Senate should not take a "

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American Liberals and Progressive Never Miss an Opportunity to Miss an Opportunity — or Are We ready to Change Directions

Michael Lerner — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:23:25 +0000

Progressives have been blessed in the past two years with three
significant opportunities to change the fundamentals of American
society. We've already blown the first and are missing the second and
third.

The first, of course, was the economic meltdown. What a moment that
could have been for progressives in Congress or the White House to
challenge the ideology of "leave it to the marketplace" or "leave it to
the states" to work things out. Imagine if President Obama had told
Wall...

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After Attack on Rabbi Lerner’s Home: What you Can do to Help?

Michael Lerner — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:30:15 +0000

The media once again has failed to cover attacks on the Left from the Right. This time it came in the form of an assault on the home of Tikkun Magazine's editor Rabbi Michael Lerner. Lerner had announced that Tikkun would give the prestigious Tikkun Award for Human Rights at Tikkun's 25th anniversary celebration in the Spring of 2011 to Judge Richard Goldstone, whose report on Israeli (and Hamas) violations of human rights and alleged war crimes during Israel's war in Gaza in 2009 has been...

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FOX NEWS Funds Research to Discredit Progressive Pastors

Eric Sapp — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:09:03 +0000

There is a great post by Burns Strider today on Huffington about how Glenn Beck is using Fox News staff and resources to run his smear campaign against Rev. Jim Wallis. I'd encourage you to read the entire thing, but here are some of the key parts:

Personal attacks aren't...

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The On-Going Call for Justice in Vieques

Eric Sapp — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:13:52 +0000

Following CNN's evocative 2-part primetime series on the health crisis in Vieques last month, there has been an on-going buzz in the media and blog community about the issue. Over 60 participants recently joined a press call with scientists and the mayor of Vieques providing updates on research into heavy metal poisoning on the island and outcome of the mayor's recent meeting with Obama administration...

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