Miscellaneous
Zen and the art of happiness
The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan pursues happiness as a political goal. Ode pays a visit to the place that may turn everything we know about economic development on its head. Stephan Herrera | December 2005 issue Every developing country works hard to cultivate an image, a distinct brand Read More...
Women of the world
Female leaders can change the course of our political and economic future--for the benefit of everyone. Marie C. Wilson | October 2005 issue I often hear people say that the lack of women in positions of political leadership is an issue that pales next to world crises—global terrorism, fragile Read More...
Playing with your emotions
Taking charge of feelings so they don't rule your lifeTijn Touber | March 2006 issueScreams, curses and lamentations… That was what was coming out of Jill's mouth. For 15 solid minutes she made clear to me that no one understood her and that her life was unbearably difficult. She was furious with Read More...
One last thing...
"a year should have 13 months" Marco Visscher |March 2005 issue What’s wrong with a 12-month year? “Our current calendar is completely absurd. It was conceived by a caste of male priests who were looking for an instrument to ensure we’d pay our taxes on time. The word ‘calendar’ stems Read More...
One last thing...
We should stop debating Macro Visscher | March 2006 WHAT’S WRONG WITH DEBATING?Thomas Benedict: “In a debate, reason is misused in order to defeat the other person. Literally. Just look at the origin of the word. De is ‘to the utmost’; bat is ‘beat.’ You see it in words like battle and Read More...
Who owns Alaska's oil?
What happened when Jay Hammond started thinking of other ways to share the gifts of nature Peter Barnes | March 2006 issue When former governor Jay Hammond, who died last August, became involved in Alaska politics in the sixties, he lived in the treeless, windswept fishing village of Naknek. He had Read More...
We feel-see the future in hearts
Jurriaan Kamp | June 2005 issue Are human beings intuitively aware of future events? Stories constantly circulate about people suddenly deciding to take another route home, thus avoiding disaster. Or those who seek contact with a loved one just when that loved one is in danger. Is that intuition? Read More...
Venus rising
What will it really take to liberate women--and the world? Kim Ridley | September 2005 Read More...
Who owes whom?
The new idea of ecological debt rearranges relations between the global South and North Marco Visscher | Jan/Feb 2005 issue The amount Ethiopia pays towards its debt to international lending institutions is four times the amount it spends on health care. In order to meet their debt and interest Read More...
A coffee journey
Olaf Hammelburg | March 2006 issue Photos by Olaf Read More...