Miscellaneous
Fatal harvest
While enough food is being produced to feed the world, a large portion of the population is going hungry. Meanwhile, the incidence of wealth-related disease is increasing in the west due to unhealthy eating habits. Ode launched an investigation and details the devastating myths around modern Read More...
Introductory
Marco Visscher introduces this month's theme on modern agriculture and food.Marco Visscher| April 2003 issue When children are asked where milk comes from, the majority says: 'From the supermarket.' I happen to know that this isn't quite true, as my grandparents had a dairy farm. But even so, I Read More...
Well done, Ryan!
How an 11-year-old Canadian boy became the hero of an African village. Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue When six-year-old Ryan Hreljac learned at school that there are many children in Africa without clean drinking water, he decided to help. Ryan, who lives in a small town near Ottawa, in Canada, was Read More...
Silence is golden
Listening is the best medicine against violence Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue How can we save the world from growing intolerance, how can we stop the spiral of violence? 'Silence is often the best answer,' says the Dalai Lama. More and more experts are admitting he is right. This is not the time Read More...
Bad wrap
Will nature win the fight against packaging?Elbrich Fennema | April 2003 issue We show our gratitude for a pleasant stay here on earth by leaving behind an enormous amount of peelings and boxes. And cans. And plastic. And glass. And foil. And styrofoam. And PVC. And PET-bottles. Packaging makes up Read More...
Football philosophy
Ex-footballer Johan Cruijff wants to use the 'Club of 100' to revamp politics. You may well ask what a footballer - even such a talented one - has to say about politics? Ode found the answer in a past interview Ischa Meijer held with Cruijff: 'Football is the forerunner of societal developments.' | Read More...
One last thing...
'God is good for the economy'. Paola Sapienza on the people's opium. Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue "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 Read More...
Why we should divest from Israel
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the parallel between apartheid in South-Africa and the regime in Israel. Desmond Tutu | April 2003 issue The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century, but we would not have succeeded without the help of international pressure - in Read More...
'Every nation needs to be disarmed'
Dennis Kucinich is a presidential candidate for the American Democratic Party. By calling for peace and international solidarity he is expressing a view held by many Americans, but is rarely voiced in politics. Tikkun| March 2003 issue What is the worldview that you would bring with you to your Read More...
Going, going, GATS
More and more people are turning against the sell-off of public servicesMarco Visscher | March 2003 issue All over Europe, thousands of people are rising up in protest against the lack of democracy and openness surounding a new trade agreement. The European Commission is currently negotiating GATS, Read More...