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The cure for political apathy...
...is a big dose of democracy. Switzerland shows us how. With a little help from California Douglas Smith | November 2004 issue Politicians in many places tell us that they are concerned by declining voter turnout in elections. They bemoan the failure of contemporary politics to engage the public. Read More...
The land around us
Inspiring lessons on how we can connect with nature Jay Walljasper | July/Aug 2005 Read More...
The economy of development
Women who want to become emancipated need economic independence. That's why Pilar Ramirez started her microfinance bank in Bolivia. | July 2004 Read More...
The time has come
We have the technological means to solve global warming. What are we waiting for? Craig Cox | Jan/Feb 2005 Read More...
The incredible edible landscape
There's a bounty of delicious food right under your feet--and in the bushes, and over by that fence Michiel Bussink | July/Aug 2006 issue They’re etched in my memory: the little sandy roads where I spent many a Sunday morning in August picking blackberries with my parents and little brother. We Read More...
The most powerful women
The annual top-100 composed by business magazine Forbes (August 15, 2005), based on a composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact. | October 2005 issue 1. Condoleezza Rice (U.S.), Secretary of State 2. Yi Wu (China), vice premier, minister of health 3. Yulia Read More...
The power of place goes global
It's easy to dismiss rising interest in public spaces as something that only the wealthy can afford to worry about. But take a look at any bustling place anywhere in the world--from the markets of Africa and Asia to the squares of Latin America to the street corners of Europe and North America-and Read More...
The big idea of Eboo Patel
Eboo Patel unites young Christians, Muslims and Jews Jay Walljasper | December 2005 Read More...
State of the Union
Realism, not romance, is what can save your relationship Jay Walljasper | April 2005 issue There are signs everywhere today, especially in North America, that marriage is thriving as much as ever. Wedding magazines are now thicker than big city phone books, packed with hundreds of pages of ads Read More...
Teach the world to sing
Chris James dares us to discover our voices and heal ourselves. Tijn Touber | September 2005 Read More...