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Winners of the Ode Awards
The finest organic products and the best companies Jurriaan Kamp | December 2004 issue “An organic top 20 is a great initiative. I hope it inspires a lot of readers to pay more attention while doing their shopping.” This was one of the many reader reactions we received to our October cover Read More...
Free school
For 85 years, England's Summerhill community has shown children learn more when they are in charge of their own educations Matthew Appleton | October 2006 issue A few days ago I dropped off my 13-year-old daughter Eva for a new term at Summerhill—theEnglish school famed for its emphasis on Read More...
Idea of the year
Take away corporations' privilege to offer shareholders limited financial liability The most logical thing in the world Jurriaan Kamp | Jan/Feb 2005 issue People’s priorities at home are far different than those at work. You’d almost think their house was in a separate world from their Read More...
Mayors are taking over the world
Local government works on the front lines of democracy. Jay Walljasper explores whether mayors hold the key to achieving political progress and restoring people's faith in government Jay Walljasper| October 2006 issue Bill Clinton, a man whose self-deprecating charm has carried him far in Read More...
Cities of joy
Parks, public squares, trees, playgrounds, the world's longest pedestrian street. As a mayor of Bogot Jay Walljasper | October 2004 issue It feels a bit strange to be sitting in the middle of one of the world’s wealthiest neighborhoods, and to be so thoroughly engrossed in conversation about the Read More...
The end of the war against cancer
Women are now the main victimsTijn Touber | December 2004 issue The war against cancer is being won… but not by the pharmaceutical industry. Not even by the medical profession. The war, which was declared over 30 years ago by former U.S. president Richard Nixon, is not even being won in Read More...
Let's go home
It may sound oxymoronic, taking a vacation at home, but it can be genuine fun. Ode's executive editor, Jay Walljasper, discovered the joy of staying home and offers you some great ideas for a cheap holiday.Jay Walljasper | July 2004 issue It may sound oxymoronic, taking a vacation at home, but it Read More...
Local food helps fight hunger
Inspiration from Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Brian Halweil | May 2005 issue In their book Hope’s Edge, Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé chronicle the “new social mentality” that took root in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s fourth largest city, where one-fifth of the city’s youngest children Read More...
Saving the world one-on-one
By connecting people across the planet, mentoring programs can break down the barriers between rich and poor, North and South. Jay Walljasper | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Once there was a kid who seemed to have everything going against him. He was poor, blind and black, living in the backwoods of the Read More...
Profile: Oumou Sy
Oumou Sy's fashion designs show off Africa's playful, unpredictable spirit. Bram Posthumus | September 2004 issue Although Oumou Sy grew up away from Dakar, Senegal’s cosmopolitan capital, and taught herself the fashion trade, she now reigns as the nation’s premier clothes designer. Read More...