Bernard Lown invented the defibrillator, saving the lives of countless heart attack victims. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his ongoing campaign against nuclear weapons. And at 86, he’s still delivering shocks to the system. Marco Visscher | June 2008 issue The décor of Bernard … [Read more...] about Prescription for peace
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I defeat my enemy when I make him my friend
Three stories about people who have confronted tragedy yet managed to see a way to get beyond rage and revenge and move toward reconciliation. Elik Elhanan | May 2008 issue Learning to speak How one Israeli man lost his sister in a terrorist bombing and found his voice to fight … [Read more...] about I defeat my enemy when I make him my friend
What the world needs now
We remember Gandhi as an opponent of colonialism and a campaigner for social justice. But he also pioneered everything from environmentalism to fair trade. Sixty years after his death, here's what Gandhi still has to teach us. Ode Editors | Jan/Feb 2008 issue In the early 1890s, … [Read more...] about What the world needs now
Soul moments
Three stories about mediocrity, blame and falling in love. Paulo Coelho | June 2011 issue … [Read more...] about Soul moments
Alternatives to war
Peace is possible, but is must be constantly won anew. Anita Roddick's last column for Ode. Anita Roddick | December 2003 issue The way things stand now war is just too easy. It’s too easy to send someone else’s children to fight and die. It is too easy to dehumanise the enemy, … [Read more...] about Alternatives to war