Ana Levy-Lyons’s new book on the politics of the Ten Commandments adds another dimension to the creative thinking about God and politics that has appeared in her writings in Tikkun and in the writing of other creative theologians we have published in our pages. Ana Levy-Lyons’s new book on the More

Jay Hariani Most religious communities succeed in feeling “nice” or polite. A harder task is tapping into the radical inclusivity and transformative love at the heart of “Beloved Community.” Jay Hariani. / Most religious communities succeed in feeling “nice” or polite. A harder task is tapping More

Creative Commons/Charles Foster Denise Levertov’s faith, art, and politics were all informed with “the kind of passion that kept Jacob up all night wrestling with an angel, demanding a new name for himself,” David Shaddock writes. Creative Commons/Charles Foster. / Denise Levertov’s faith, art More

Creative Commons/Ken Hodge Both major political parties in Australia have agreed to indefinitely detain some asylum seekers as a deterrent to others. This detention facility at Defense Base Darwin was adapted in 2005 to incarcerate an increasing number of undocumented fishermen. Creative Commons More

Tikkun Work with Rabbi Michael Lerner on spiritual politics, his Torah commentary, and his next books! We invite college students, recent graduates, mid-career professionals, and retirees to join us in Berkeley, California. info : tikkun.org/interns . Tikkun. / Work with Rabbi Michael More

Hillary Clinton discussing the Politics of Meaning with Michael Lerner at her office in the White House in 1993. Original photo was provided by the White House to Michael Lerner Hillary Clinton discussing the Politics of Meaning with Michael Lerner at her office in the White House in 1993 More

This U.S. political cartoon, circa 1900, highlights the ravenous nature of U.S. foreign policy in its depiction of the debate over whether the United States should build a canal through Panama or Nicaragua. Credit: Creative Commons/The Granger Collection, NY. This U.S. political cartoon, circa More

Cassandra Conlin It is “both prudent and right to invite all political comers into the big tent of a dynamic and pluralistic liberal-Left political faith,” Varon writes. Illustration by Cassandra Conlin. Cassandra Conlin. / It is “both prudent and right to invite all political comers into the More

Joe Lustri “Occupy Wall Street was not an example of identity politics,” Zaretsky writes. “Rather, it was the expression of good old-fashioned Marxist-derived leftism.” Joe Lustri. / “Occupy Wall Street was not an example of identity politics,” Zaretsky writes. “Rather, it was the expression of More