Spring 2015
Table of Contents
Together, With Earth
In Depth
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Why We Need a New鈥攁nd Old鈥擱elationship With Our Living Earth
More and more people have come to understand that behaving as if they hold all rights to Earth鈥檚 bounty amounts to an eighth deadly sin.
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Bigger Than Science, Bigger Than Religion
The idea of stewardship is too small. It鈥檚 not that we need to take care of Earth鈥攊t鈥檚 Earth that takes care of us.
Richard Schiffman
Deep in the Amazon, a Tiny Tribe Is Beating Big Oil
The people of Sarayaku are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, engaging the western world politically, legally, and philosophically.
David Goodman
From Watersheds to Mountains, What If We Based Our Borders on Nature?
Bioregionalism is one possible vision of a future that works for people and for the Earth.
Ray Stoeve
When the Grandmothers Awoke
Becoming a global family, one that unites ancient indigenous wisdom with other faith and cultural traditions, is essential if humanity is to overcome the crises of climate change.
Jennifer Browdy
Depaving Cities, Undamming Rivers鈥擧ere鈥檚 How We鈥檙e Undoing the Damage
All around the United States, people are stepping up to help a damaged planet heal.
Diane Brooks
Nature Needs a New Pronoun: To Stop the Age of Extinction, Let’s Start by Ditching “It”
Calling the natural world 鈥渋t鈥� absolves us of moral responsibility and opens the door to exploitation. Here's what we can say instead.
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Wendell Berry on Climate Change: To Save the Future, Live in the Present
In this selection from his new book, the poet and farmer Wendell Berry connects the dangers of the future to a failure to live fully in the here and now.
Wendell Berry
Solutions We Love
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Can the Left and Right Unite to End Corporate Rule? An Interview with Ralph Nader and Daniel McCarthy
Partisan gridlock keeps the focus on the fight鈥攂ut we might have some radical ideas in common.
Sarah van Gelder
We’re Young, Passionate, and Bent on Justice: Why #BlackLivesMatter Is Irresistible
The people dying are moms and dads, kids and teenagers, nerdy, quiet boys and girls. This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding an uncompromised justice.
adrienne maree brown
5 Ways to Leave Behind the 鈥淲arrior Cop鈥� Mentality
How is it that so many of today鈥檚 police officers have come to resemble鈥攊n appearance, weaponry, and tactics鈥攊nfantrymen in the U.S. military?
Norm Stamper
3 Rad Vegan Chefs Share Their Inspiration (and Recipes!)
And agree that healthy, sustainable cooking can still be delicious and enjoyed by all.
Miles Schneiderman & Peter D'Auria
The Page That Counts
The Largest Chinese Bike Share Program Is 12 Times the Size of NYC鈥檚
(And 22 other numbers that will help you understand our world).
Miles Schneiderman & Peter D'Auria
Culture Shift
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Replace the Gospel of Money: An Interview With David Korten
What if we measured wealth in terms of life, and how well we serve it?
Dean Paton
Bill McKibben: How a Lawyer From the Jim Crow South Shaped the Fight Against Climate Change
In his memoir, James Gustave Speth talks about his work to end climate change and why it's time for a new environmental movement.
Bill McKibben
Will the Elder Boom Spur a Caring Revolution? Ai-jen Poo鈥檚 Inspiring Vision
We need to shift the stories we tell ourselves about the value of elders, the care they need, and later life itself.
Wendy Lustbader
This 鈥淩aging Granny鈥� Crashed a Wall Street Dinner to Demand Answers
鈥淭wo Raging Grannies鈥� is a beautifully shot film that juxtaposes a journey into activism with a profound meditation on aging.
Peter D'Auria
