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Spring 2003 Issue - Table of Contents
surviving the great dying
As an era of extinctions unfolds, the dawning understanding of its
links to our own health could energize a movement to save us
all
by Michael Lerner
kids and chemicals
In one village, kids grew up normally, but nearby, children had trouble
catching a ball, drawing a picture, remembering a color. What made the
difference?
by Elizabeth Guillette
the whispering is over
Once it couldn’t be spoken of in public. Then breast cancer patients
demanded research and treatment. As the epidemic continues, there’s a
new demand for change, with far-reaching implications
by Nancy Evans
the war against ourselves
A career army officer went to the Gulf to bring US soldiers safely
through nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare. What he experienced
convinced him that war is obsolete
an interview with Major Doug Rokke
eco-clean homes
What if house cleaning weren’t a thankless, low-paid, toxic job? Two
businesses run by immigrant women are proving that it doesn’t have to be
by Pam Chang
high-tech goes green
The high-tech industry is far dirtier than most people think. European lawmakers think that can change
by Ted Smith & Chad Raphael
seeds of justice, seeds of hope
“The Seed Lady of Watts” is getting fresh food into an area better known for its toxics and poverty
by Anna Marie Carter
when youth lead
Teens in a conservative agricultural town discover dangers that others had tried to ignore
by Elise Miller & Jon Sharpe
restoring nature, restoring yourself
A dying man thought he’d spend his last days cleaning a small creek
behind his house. Did he save the creek? Or was it the creek that saved
him? by Francesca Lyman
mushroom power
How fungi can cleanse water and toxic spills
by Paul Stamets
keeping the balance
An indigenous people at the tip of South America reclaims health, culture, and the vitality of the land
by Lisa Garrigues
This is what justice looks like
Until minutes before the deadline, no one knew if a proposed world
criminal court could win needed support. It won by a landslide, and its
creation opens new possibilities for the rule of law to replace the
rule of fear and violence
by Carol Estes
heart & soul
Urban peacemaker
Nane Alejandrez felt he could help young people get beyond violence,
addiction, and hopelessness—but first he had to face his own demons
Sarah Ruth van Gelder interviews Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez
place
Health, hunger, and hunting
A vegetarian confronts the contradictions of growing blueberries in deer country
by Jim Minick
Letter from the Editor
readers’ forum
indicators
Crackdown on immigrants • Canada restricts pesticides • The peace
movement spreads • US citizens pitch in for global population fund •
Arctic town pioneers tidal energy • New alternatives to Bush economic
plan
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