Issue 210 • January/February 2002

Welcome

Welcome • Satish Kumar

September 11

IN THE PRESENCE OF FEAR • Wendell Berry

Reflections on the terrorist attacks in America.Economics

LOOT • Nick Robins

A profile of the world's first transnational corporation.

JUST SO MUCH AND NO MORE • Donella Meadows

Let us rejoice in the logic of the Earth's economy.

SACRED SUNDAY • Ann Pettifor

We need to reinstate the concept of jubilee and resanctify Sunday.

THE MAGIC BEAN • Jules Pretty

Tales of agricultural sustainability.

FROM SAND TO SOIL • Sophie Poklewski Koziell

Organic agriculture takes root in Egypt.

Law

NATURE'S RIGHTS • Godofredo Stutzin

Justice requires that Nature is recognized as a legal entity.

Conference

MORNING GLORY • Suzi Gablik

Reflections on the first Resurgence conference in America.

LOCAL FOOD, GLOBAL SOLUTIONS • Colin Hines

Moving the anti-globalization movement "from opposition to proposition".

Design

BEAUTY IS THE STANDARD • David W. Orr

We must love our children enough to design a more joyful world.

THE CRAFT OF BUILDING • Oliver Lowenstein

The marriage of craft and technology.

BUILDINGS LIKE TREES • William McDonough

Architects need to meet the challenge of ecology, economy and equity.

The Arts

Craft: DANCE OF CLAY • Sandy Brown

Bringing craft into the core of everyday life.

A SHAMANIC SPIRIT • Kate Howlett-Jones

The art of Ian Pyper makes the invisible visible.

THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF ROCKS • Michael Paraskos

The art of Steve Whitehead transcends the obvious.Poetry

POWER OF THE WORD • Peter Abbs

The gift of poetry involves prophetic insight.

India Diary

TO BE A PILGRIM • Satish Kumar & June Mitchell

Regulars

Touchstone • Colin Hodgetts

Cutting Edge • George Monbiot

Voice From The South • Vandana Shiva

Letter from Cuba • Jay Walljasper

Poetry - NEW VOICES • Martin Schmandt & Lucy Calcott

A Sense of Place • John Moat

Letters to the Editors

Reviews

NO FRIEND OF THE EARTH • Andrew Simms

The Skeptical Environmentalist

PARADISE FOUND • John Lane

Icons of Garden Design

RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS • Stephan Harding

Gaia: The Next Big Idea

GET RICH QUICK • Andy Rowell

Selling the Work Ethic

MENDING OUR WAYS • Jane Rasbash

Immunology of the Soul

REDEFINING SECURITY • Adam Curle

Planet Earth: the Latest Weapon of War

END OF THE ROAD • Ken Avidor

Divorce Your Car

BOOKS IN BRIEF • Marian Van Eyk McCain

LISTEN TO THE BUTCHER-BIRD • Jim Nollman

The Book of Music and Nature