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Don't ask for change. Be the change.
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Table of Contents Issue 44 |
 Theme Guide: Liberate Your Space |
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Editor's Introduction: Taking Freedom to the Streets by Sarah van Gelder |
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New Visions |
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| Live Free—Do It Yourself As the powerful continue to lead toward war, poverty, and eco-shock, people around the world create enclaves of freedom and the seeds of a new era. By Sarah van Gelder & Doug Pibel |
The Fine Art of Raising a Ruckus Clowns and puppets, theater, and drumbeats—street spectacle carves out space for experiencing a new world. By Jen Angel :: Sharing Food, Breaking the Law |
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World & Community |
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| Reclaiming Our Freedom to Learn What if education were "the leisurely practice of free people," instead of cramming for tests? By Gustavo Esteva |
It Took a Village Priced out of Miami's housing market, homeless citizens built their own village, and with it, safety and dignity. By Heather Mueller Online only  Photo Essay |
Building Autonomy, One Co-op at a Time Thousands built each others' homes and became political -activists. By Michael Fox :: 22-Story Squat
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World Social Forum at Your Doorstep It's happening everywhere this year. By Lilja Otto :: Colombian Peace Village |
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The Power of One |
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| Zen, Busking & Anarchy The cello as a tool for liberation. By Parke Burgess :: Ladyfest :: MySpace Music Revolution :: Hip Hop: "Voice of the Voiceless" |
Being the Change: In Gandhi's Footsteps An activist's journey back to traditional ways. By Manish Jain :: Compost Toilets |
Pirates on the Open Airwaves Corporate-speak or the people's airwaves? Meet the buccaneers of bandwidth. By Brooke Jarvis |
About the Cover: Photo illustration based on graffiti artist Banksy's famous Balloon Girl stencil in Old London. This 2004 stencil has since been obliterated. Meanwhile, Banksy’s works are selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
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Breaking Open |
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| Hot for Burning Man Pyrotechnic orgy or initiation of a new era? By Charles Shaw :: Can We Talk? Online only :: Conversation Cafe Guidelines
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A Taste of Freedom at Home Egalitarian life in the city. By Adam & Kibby MacKinnon :: Grow Food on Your Roof :: Dutch Traffic Calming |
On Critical Mass and the First Amendment What do bicycles have to do with the Boston Tea Party? By Reverend Billy |
How to Do It Yourself Walkouts, guerrilla gardening, squats—a beginners' guide to opening space. By Lilja Otto |
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Features |
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| It's Time to Stop the War Ourselves It hasn't been enough to be right about the war or to be in the majority. To stop this war—and the next one—we need to reclaim our proud tradition of "people power." By Aimee Allison and David Solnit :: Slamming Shut the War Chest |
Acupuncture for All With increasing numbers of people unable to afford health care, these community practitioners are making acupuncture accessible. By Pamela O’Malley Chang |
Our Best Hopes for Election ’08 Climate change, war, civil liberties, poverty—issues Americans care passionately about. But can they get the candidates' attention? Sarah van Gelder interviews Rep. Barbara Lee, Bill McKibben, Chris Hedges, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Mark Ritchie, and Cheri Honkala Online only Extended Interviews Listen to Lennox Yearwood |
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Departments |
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READERS FORUM SIGNS OF LIFE |
FROM THE PUBLISHER QUOTE PAGE: Paul Goodman |
COMMENTARY BOOKS, MUSIC & FILM :: Climate Catastrophe :: Revolutionary Jesus :: Branded :: Pete Seeger YES! PICKS :: Girl In the War :: Living Like a Refugee :: Versatile Heart |
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