He once sang raw, aggressive lyrics about injustice. Until he realized there was a better way of expressing his message. Now Michael Franti makes inspired music with his band Spearhead. Marco Visscher meets the musician who wants nothing more than to bring people together.
Marco Visscher | March Read More...
"We whould have a corporate death penalty." Says Timothy Hermach.
Marco Visscher | May 2005 issue
I beg your pardon? I would say people shouldn’t kill each other.“I mean, we should have the option of ending a corporate entity when it is knowingly harmful and dishonest about it. If Read More...
With 10 million inhabitants and half a million more each year, Chongqing is the fastest-growing urban centre on the planet. Jonathan Watts spends 24 hours in the city of tomorrow.
Jonathan Watts | July/Aug 2006 issue
According to the United Nations, the planet’s population is currently split Read More...
What Clint Eastwood taught me about the world
Jay Walljasper | April 2005 issue
Clint Eastwood, the tough-guy actor and director of the acclaimed movie Million Dollar Baby, is not a source I usually turn to for insights about political philosophy. I realize he is a genuine political Read More...
...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...
Women who want to become emancipated need economic independence. That's why Pilar Ramirez started her microfinance bank in Bolivia.
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