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Capitalism to the rescue!
What’s the best way to fight poverty in the developing world? Treat people like producers and consumers, argues Bangladeshi entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir. Marco Visscher | April/May 2010 issue Iqbal Quadir has nothing against low salaries. “That’s not a bad thing,” he says calmly, though his Read More...
Beyond organic
Made famous by The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Polyface Farm is the destination of choice for discerning tourists with a passion for great food—and sustainable agriculture. Diane Daniel |April/May 2010 issue “I’m from a long line of out-of-the-box thinkers, and we’ve been on this lunatic train Read More...
Profit with a purpose
As earnings, bonuses and stocks creep back to pre-crisis levels, will markets resume business as usual? A plea for a new kind of investing that blends good sense, good causes and good financial returns. Adam Smith | April/May 2010 issue From the moment she arrived in the U.S. from Trinidad and Read More...
The Organic Top 20
Ode’s annual pick of products that are good for the body, the mind and the planet. Marco Visscher, Dan Schank, EmilyAviles and Gene Ruda | April/May 2010 issue { 1 } ECOlunchbox: Reusable lunch kits Many of us fill our lunches—or our children’s lunches—with individually packaged foods and Read More...
How to fix immigration
It’s easier than health-care and financial reform, and would show voters that Congress can actually do something other than bicker. Ali Noorani | April/May 2010 issue The U.S. is facing a stack of problems that our political leaders are not eager to solve. Among them is the immigration system. Read More...
Harmful chemicals we can do without
Companies need to start caring as much about human health as they do about profits. Amy Domini | April/May 2010 issue When I was a child, my parents gave me a “science kit” that contained samples of rocks, minerals and metals. It was wonderful. I’d pull out a sample of quartz and memorize Read More...
The power of hope
Freeing yourself from fear helps build the physical strength needed to fight disease and engage fully with life. David Servan-Schreiber | April/May 2010 issue I received a moving letter from a friend. “Big shock in October: breast cancer. Eighteen months of treatment. I’ll spare you the Read More...
The song remains the same
Two tales about the magic of music. Paulo Coelho | April/May 2010 issue The stand-in singer (Sent by Murali) The story goes that tickets were all sold out for the presentation by a famous tenor, but on the big day, with the house filled to capacity, it was discovered that a traffic problem would Read More...
Forget finicky food
Instead of scanning labels, give the kids some authentic home cooking. Elbrich Fennema | April/May 2010 issue It’s really not fair to label kids as finicky eaters if lactose makes them break out or preservatives make them itch. We should, instead, focus on finicky food. All things considered, Read More...
“Cultural activities improve mental health”
Sweden has recently launched a pilot project to help patients suffering from chronic depression; stress; anxiety; or back, shoulder and neck pain by prescribing cultural activities. Karin Berg, project manager at Capio clinic in Helsingborg, which hosts the trials, explains. Marco Visscher | Read More...