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Give non-violence a chance
Achieving your aims without warfare is a dangerous idea that terrifies the established order. Mark Kurlansky | April 2007 issue Lesson No. 1 on the subject of non-violence is that there is no definitive word for it. The concept has been praised by all major religions, yet while every language has a Read More...
Seeking the truth in Louisiana
The case of the Angola 3 raises disturbing questions about race, justice and the fate of two imprisoned activists. Anita Roddick | April 2007 issue I am certainly not the only one on the airplane headed to New Orleans with a knot in my stomach, wondering what I might find. It's a little over a year Read More...
Why dieting fails
Does pollution play a role in weight loss? Kim Ridley | April 2007 issue Waistlines around the world are expanding at an alarming rate: More than 1 billion people are overweight. While the obesity epidemic is usually blamed on individuals, who eat too much and exercise too little, scientists are Read More...
Dancing with change
Poem by Ben Okri about change. Ben Okri | April 2007 issue "Change is good, but no change Is better" It rang through the great hall As it has resounded silently Through the ages. It rang past the faces Of stern masters and poets And lords of learning, Asleep in their hidden academies. Change is Read More...
The world's happiest man
He meditated for 10,000 hours, wrote a bestseller with his famous father and became France's most celebrated Buddhist - and its most contented citizen. Ode visited Matthieu Ricard to learn about "the science of the mind" and how it might end human suffering. Tijn Touber | April 2007 issue A Read More...
Want to see a better world?
Geotourism is a new movement that shows travellers how to improve the places they visit. Jay Walljasper tours Chile with Jonathan Tourtellot, the dedicated globetrotter who founded geotourism Jay Walljasper | April 2007 issue Somewhere in the Andes I am up in the Andes exploring the backcountry of Read More...
And then we started a movement
Jaya Arunachalam is leading a movement for women's independence in India. Ode spoke with her about why mircrocredit is not enough. Marco Visscher | March 2007 issue On the table between us is a copy of Ode. "Turning poverty into peace," reads the cover, showing a photograph of a beaming Muhammad Read More...
A white oasis on the rooftop of the world
The breathtaking Austrian valley of Villgraten has successfully resisted modern ski resorts, offering a natural alternative for winter fun. Stefan Schomann | March 2007 issue The first law of nature - including human nature - is change. Few things remain the same over time because staying Read More...
Educating Akello
One man's effort to help a Ugandan girl stay in school shows the complicated issues involved with Western aid. Richard Dowden| March 2007 issue Too small to reach the seat, she cycles with one leg sticking through the frame of the old-fashioned bicycle and stops in front of me, blocking my way. She Read More...
One last thing...
Microcredit could help young people in the West. Marco Visscher | March 2007 issue You mean it could help poor youth in Africa or India to take out a loan - very noble. Edgar Neo: "No, I actually mean young people in the West." But aren't they wealthier than ever? "Just ask the tens of thousands of Read More...