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One last thing...
"We whould have a corporate death penalty." Says Timothy Hermach. Marco Visscher | May 2005 issue I beg your pardon? I would say people shouldn’t kill each other.“I mean, we should have the option of ending a corporate entity when it is knowingly harmful and dishonest about it. If Read More...
The biggest city you've never heard of
With 10 million inhabitants and half a million more each year, Chongqing is the fastest-growing urban centre on the planet. Jonathan Watts spends 24 hours in the city of tomorrow. Jonathan Watts | July/Aug 2006 issue According to the United Nations, the planet’s population is currently split Read More...
Rockin' for change
Mexican band Patita de Perro uses humor to reach kids Kim Ridley | November 2005 Read More...
Progress, by any other name...
What Clint Eastwood taught me about the world Jay Walljasper | April 2005 issue Clint Eastwood, the tough-guy actor and director of the acclaimed movie Million Dollar Baby, is not a source I usually turn to for insights about political philosophy. I realize he is a genuine political Read More...
The cure for political apathy...
...is a big dose of democracy. Switzerland shows us how. With a little help from California Douglas Smith | November 2004 issue Politicians in many places tell us that they are concerned by declining voter turnout in elections. They bemoan the failure of contemporary politics to engage the public. Read More...
The land around us
Inspiring lessons on how we can connect with nature Jay Walljasper | July/Aug 2005 Read More...
The economy of development
Women who want to become emancipated need economic independence. That's why Pilar Ramirez started her microfinance bank in Bolivia. | July 2004 Read More...
The time has come
We have the technological means to solve global warming. What are we waiting for? Craig Cox | Jan/Feb 2005 Read More...
The incredible edible landscape
There's a bounty of delicious food right under your feet--and in the bushes, and over by that fence Michiel Bussink | July/Aug 2006 issue They’re etched in my memory: the little sandy roads where I spent many a Sunday morning in August picking blackberries with my parents and little brother. We Read More...
The most powerful women
The annual top-100 composed by business magazine Forbes (August 15, 2005), based on a composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact. | October 2005 issue 1. Condoleezza Rice (U.S.), Secretary of State 2. Yi Wu (China), vice premier, minister of health 3. Yulia Read More...