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Table of Contents Issue 46 Summer 2008 |
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![]() THEME GUIDE: A Just Foreign Policy |
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Smart Security and the End of War :: David Korten on a just foreign policy. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION: How to Join the Family of Nations by Sarah van Gelder |
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New Visions Solving today’s big problems will take more than a quick fix. These authors offer clarity about the roots of our problems and visions of a better way. |
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| The Way to a Just Foreign Policy The United States has some pivotal choices now that its brief time as the world’s sole superpower is drawing to a close. Becoming a good neighbor is one of them. By John Feffer |
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Raiding the War Chest A quick guide to shaving a quarter-trillion dollars off war spending and shifting the U.S. Defense budget back to actual defense. By Miriam Pemberton :: JUST THE FACTS: Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending |
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World & Community New models that foster justice, real prosperity, and sustain the Earth’s living systems. How can we bring these models to life and put them to work? |
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| 8 Places to Start Eight experts’ advice on a new role for the U.S.: :: ISRAEL A real pro-Israel policy :: AFRICA’s oil for Africa :: CUBA: Family reunions :: IRAQ: A responsible way out :: TERRORISM: Try law and dignity :: IRAN could help us. Really. :: LATIN AMERICA: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. :: CHINA: Exporting the good life |
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New Light in the Sky People-powered fair trade: homegrown resistance to NAFTA and its successor. By Wendy Call |
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Life, Liberty, Water As climate change and shortages loom, will we fight over water or join together to protect it? By Maude Barlow |
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The Power of One Stories of people who find their courage, open their hearts, and discover what it means to be human in today’s world. |
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Heal the Warrior, Heal the CountryHow traumatized veterans can find peace at home. By Edward Tick :: Aidan Delgado, Conscientious Objector |
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George Shultz: No Nukes A Cold Warrior works for abolition. Interview by Sarah van Gelder :: A Powerful Peace By Jonathan Schell |
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Cities Declare Peace Americans who think the feds are making a mess of foreign affairs take matters to their own communities. By Ben Manski & Karen Dolan |
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Breaking Open Humor, story-telling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities. |
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| 12 Do-It-Yourself Foreign Policy Heroes Think foreign policy is just for politicians? These people can change your mind.
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Winona LaDukeOn wild rice, wind power, thunder beings, self-reliance, and our covenant with the Creator. Sarah van Gelder interviews Winona LaDuke |
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What to Do with Your Money During Tough TimesFirst rule: Don’t panic. How to weather an economic storm and help make the transition to a less crisis-prone future. By Michael Kramer |
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COMMENTARY SIGNS OF LIFE UPDATE :: YES! STORIES REVISITED |
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QUOTE PAGE: FROM THE PUBLISHER |
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IN REVIEW YES! MUSIC PICKS YES! FILM PICKS ABOUT THE COVER: |
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