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The taste of place
Which products are tied to the soil, the weather or even the air? Editors | May 2005 issue Remember this word: Terroir. You’ll probably hear it used more and more frequently in the years to come. It’s a term originally from the wine business that chefs and farmers are borrowing to make the Read More...
Two myths that keep the world poor
Global poverty is a hot topic right now. But anyone serious about ending it needs to understand the true causes, argues Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva. Vandana Shiva | November 2005 issue From rock singer Bob Geldof to UK politician Gordon Brown, the world suddenly seems to be full of Read More...
The face of Maori resistance
In his art and his actions, Tame Iti fights for the rights of New Zealand's native peoples | April 2005 Read More...
The short cut to energy independence
Hybrid cars and wind power offer winning combination | June 2005 Read More...
Our natural instinct to heal
No more Freud. No more Prozac. French psychiatrist David Servan-Schreiber shows how the body can heal stress, anxiety and depression. Tijn Touber | July/Aug 2006 issue “Look,” says David Servan-Schreiber, as he pulls a tin of sardines from the shelf of a Parisian supermarket, “the label Read More...
What's so funny about world poverty?
The new film Girl in the Caf Marco Visscher | December 2005 issue When the world’s first romantic comedy about combatting poverty appears on DVD and the screenplay was written by Richard Curtis, it’s a must-see. Not only is Curtis guaranteed to keep you entertained (among other Read More...
Waive Benjamin's fight for free education in Nigeria
Kim Ridley | October 2005 Read More...
Be The Beatles
It's time to remake the world the way they did Tijn Touber| July/Aug 2006 issue I recently spent 10 hours watching The Beatles Anthology, a five-DVD portrayal of the “Fab Four.” I saw them as innocent boys performing in a nightclub called The Cavern. I saw them playing for the queen of England Read More...
The bad effects of good conscience
German therapist Bert Hellinger makes the case for knowing your dark side Tijn Touber | July/Aug 2006 issue How can people humiliate, torture or kill each other without feeling guilty? How can members of whole population groups plunder and exterminate one another without remorse? German therapist Read More...
"Why not capitalism for developing countries?"
GrameenPhone architect Iqbal Quadir saw potential for success--from both a business and humanitarian perspective--in his idea of introducing mobile telephones to the remote villages of Bangladesh. He was born in Bangladesh and is now a fellow at Harvard's Center for Business and Government, where Read More...