In this article, Michael outlines his philosophy, evolution of thought, and history of healing at Commonweal.
The Commonweal Way: Summer Letter from Michael Lerner
Dear Commonweal Friends, I hope this finds you well. This is my summer letter to the Commonweal community. It comes at a special point in our history. This year I turn 80. Our executive director, Oren Slozberg, turns 60. And it’s 50 years since I co-founded Full...
Fall Letter from Commonweal
Dear Commonweal Friends, I hope this letter finds each of you as well as you can be in these tumultuous times. Oren Slozberg: A Leader for Commonweal In September, I turned over the helm at Commonweal to my beloved friend and partner Oren Slozberg. Oren has worked...
Spring Letter From Commonweal
Dear Commonweal Friends: I hope this Spring Letter finds you well. I write you this personal letter twice a year. Commonweal thrives in our 44th year. You will soon receive the Commonweal News. This personal letter focuses on four projects I guide—the Commonweal...
Commonweal’s Resilience Project
Dear TNS Friends: The chatter of politicians and commentators continues about all manner of things. But nature bats last. The "Polar Vortex" descends on the Midwest. Here is a beautiful piece from WIRED: "And now the weather: Mars-like, with a chance of apocalypse."...
Winter Letter to Commonweal Friends
December 26, 2018 Dear Commonweal Friends: I hope this Fall Letter finds you well. You recently received the Commonweal News. This is the personal letter I write to you twice a year. I can’t touch on all Commonweal programs, but I want to give you a sense of the...
Commonweal Spring Letter
May 30, 2018 Dear Commonweal Friends: I hope this Spring Letter finds you well. We live in unimaginable times. The forces working against freedom and the earth are global: climate change, war, terrorism, authoritarianism, and more. I return to the global challenge...
North Bay Fires: Commonweal Voices
Dear Friends, The confluence of catastrophes that have been circling the globe has landed in Northern California with disastrous fire losses in Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino Counties. Commonweal has many friends, Cancer Help Program alumni, staff, and board members in...