Miscellaneous
Fear itself
How to survive in a frightening world Tijn Touber | June 2005 issue The British are known for starting every other sentence with the words “I’m afraid…” Is it typical British politeness? Or are the British indeed afraid? One could conclude the latter based on the sheer number of Read More...
Fertile soil, not ground-breaking
The efforts by Wes Jackson Jay Walljasper | November 2004 issue Wes Jackson is a visionary researcher who wants to rethink 10,000 years of agriculture from the roots up. You can call him a dreamer, you can call him radical, you can call him boldly original, but please don’t call him Read More...
A new kind of UN
We can't leave the future in the hands of corporations and governmentsMarco Visscher | October 2005 issue Human rights, humanitarian aid, democracy, environmental protection, the right to healthcare and education, the rights of women, children, employees and animals, the right to contraception and Read More...
Air France
A revolutionary new French car hits the market next year. Its fuel: compressed air | December 2004 Read More...
Finding yourself in the other
Our search for truth rarely stops with a book, workshop, or idea. Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue Recently, I’ve come across more and more people who are lugging boxes of self-help books up to the attic or taking them out to the street to give away. They’re no longer signing up for workshops Read More...
I want organic food
As an introductory to the Organic Top 20: A mother explains the importance of organic food. Sandra Steingraber | October 2004 issue For nearly two decades, I lived the life of a gypsy biologist—exploring places as varied as Costa Rican rainforests, Sudanese deserts, Mexican tidal pools, and Read More...
One last thing...
'happiness is more important than money'. Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan, on Gross National Happiness. Rajni Bakshi | July 2004 issue Happiness? “While conventional development models stress economic growth as the ultimate goal, the concept of GNH is based…” GNH? “Gross Read More...
Do-it-yourself urban revitalization
With broom in hand, J.L. Hooymayers turned around his inner city neighbourhood .Marco Visscher | July/Aug 2005 issue J.L. Hooymayers and his neighbours worried that their Rotterdam inner city neighbourhood was going to the dogs. Everyone complained most about how the litter wasn’t being Read More...
Homeopathy information online
Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Here are a few Web sites that offer user-friendly information on homeopathy:abchomeopathy.com Operating out of the United Kingdom, this site offers good introductory material and an “online remedy finder” among other resources. Homeopathyhome.com This is a Read More...
Editor's letter
Half full or half empty? Jurriaan Kamp | December 2005 issue The banker and I were looking at the same figures. But while the banker saw dark clouds, his expression solemn and concerned, I saw success and looked toward a beautiful future, full of confidence. The same figures. The same facts and Read More...