let me say something which in this (christian) culture may come as a surprise: what is best in people is not self-abnegation. What is best in people … - Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

anti-Semitism has sometimes masqueraded as a disdain for identity politics.

As long as we cherish the creativity of ordinary women and value what women themselves have valued, we center exactly on the passionately egalitarian vision named in "women's liberation."

Malcolm X and Dr. King were probably both murdered because each in his own political development was isolating the racist, moneyed, ruling elite. This sort of polarization retains its sharp edge, but positions most people firmly on our side. In other words, radical politics is not about being hipper than our parents or neighbors. It is about enlarging the circle. It is about being inclusive of practically everyone except those few on top. How do we enlarge our circle? We begin close to home.