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Radio Free Jakarta
Kids living in a garbage dump broadcast messages of fun and hope with their own radio station Paul Schmelzer | November 2004 Read More...
On complete loneliness
Paulo Coelho: We all want someone by our side, to witness beauty, discuss life or even to share a sandwich with. Paulo Coelho | October 2004 Read More...
One last thing...
"We need to replace our work ethic with a play ethic" Jay Walljasper | July/Aug 2005 issue What’s so bad about work? 'The Puritan tradition of the 'work ethic,' which grants you certain moral kudos for allowing your employer to control your identity, has cruelly limited the human capacity for Read More...
Why green is the new black
Ecological living makes a hit in the mainstream media Marco Visscher | July/Aug 2006 Read More...
Run, jump and roll
Parkour has a sense of community spirit that sets it apart from many other sports. "There's no competition at all; nobody makes fun of you because you can't do something," says one enthusiast. Jaclyn Law | September 2005 issue A young man named Ferret sprints toward a staircase railing in the Read More...
Positive power to the press
Journalists have a duty to spread hope Jay Walljasper | October 2005 issue You can call me one of Woodstein’s children. That was the name for American kids growing up during the Watergate era who, watching Washington Post Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein bring the Nixon Read More...
Saving Somalia's daughters
Hawa Aden Mohamed tirelessly challenges female genital mutilation | June 2005 Read More...
The happiest man on earth
The Pope hung his own necklace around United Nations diplomat Robert Muller's neck. A North American Indian chief did the same. Muller still wears them both. Ode spoke with this unusual emissary of hope who has had considerable influence in the world. Tijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2006 issue When Read More...
One last thing...
"We need a tax on energy and natural resources" Eckart Wintzen | July/Aug 2006 issue What’s wrong with the current tax structure? Eckart Wintzen: “The government [especially in Europe] imposes a payroll tax so companies want to hire as few people as possible because labour is so heavily taxed. Read More...
Peace armies fight violence with nonviolence
Could non violent intervention do a better job of bringing democracy to Iraq? Tijn Touber | November 2005 issue Not all the news from troubled zones is sad and tragic. The British magazine New Internationalist (August 2005) points to a number of positive developments being carried out as part Read More...