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The world champ of poverty fighters
Throughout the 11 years Ode has been in print, the name Muhammad Yunus has often cropped up, and microcredit has been a recurring theme. Yet it took us until last year to track him down in Bangladesh for an extensive interview. Now that Yunus will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Read More...
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Nutritional supplements are no substitute for a healthy diet Tijn Touber| December 2006 issue Green tea extracts, beta carotene, selenium, grape seed extract, high doses of vitamins E and C, aloe vera... if you want to take antioxidants in capsules or tablets, you’ve got a wide selection. And Read More...
The aim of the game
A peace-loving mom discovers the value of healthy competition Elbrich Fennema | December 2006 issue Because my 15-year-old son is an only child, I’ve always made a special effort to teach him co-operation and sharing—things I thought came naturally when you have brothers and sisters. So I was Read More...
What are America's greenest cars?
Kate McLeod | December 2006 issue The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified these cars as those with the best gas mileage and the lowest emissions in their categories. For a wider selection of vehicles, see www.epa.gov/emissweb/howto.htm. The Air Pollution Score is figured Read More...
Healing the Africa within us
"Africa has been waiting to be discovered with the eyes of a lover." Ben Okri declares his love to Africa. Ben Okri | September 2004 issue Heart-shaped Africa is the feeling centre of the world. Continents are metaphors as much as they are places. And a people are spiritual states of humanity as Read More...
An unlikely box office hit
In the same season as Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, a Canadian documentary challenging corporate power is also racking up ticket sales. Paul Shalmy | September 2004 issue The big unexpected film hit in the Canadian cinemas is a provocative documentary about the modern corporation. The Read More...
The dramatic undercurrents of America's election
As the world watches nervously, Kerry and Bush battle for the applause of U.S. voters. Jay Walljasper | September 2004 issue You’d have to go back almost 70 years to find an American election so dramatic as this one. In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt’s moves to establish social welfare Read More...
A real revolution in advertising
Guerrilla campaigns turn the power of advertising on its head. Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue Ever looked absent-mindedly out the window of a train or bus and realised that an irritating advertising jingle has been running through your head for the past 15 minutes? In High Times (May/June Read More...
The power of conflict
Want to boost creativity in you workplace? Start some fights. Craig Cox | September 2004 issue Years ago, I worked for a fellow who was fond of stirring up resentments between people as a way of demonstrating his personal power. The result was a morbidly fascinating workplace, in which ferocious Read More...
We are here
The success of self-help books has led to a supersaturated 'I'. It's time for the next spiritual step, a leap in human consciousness: the leap to we. In our modern society, we're all linked to one other. And the answer to our political, economic and spiritual challenges lies in co-operation, in a Read More...