Spring 2015
Table of Contents
Together, With Earth
In Depth
Explore SectionFrom the Editors
Why We Need a New—and Old—Relationship With Our Living Earth
More and more people have come to understand that behaving as if they hold all rights to Earth’s bounty amounts to an eighth deadly sin.
Read moreBigger Than Science, Bigger Than Religion
The idea of stewardship is too small. It’s not that we need to take care of Earth—it’s Earth that takes care of us.
Richard SchiffmanDeep 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—Here’s How We’re 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 “it” 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
Explore SectionCan 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—but 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 “Warrior Cop” Mentality
How is it that so many of today’s police officers have come to resemble—in appearance, weaponry, and tactics—infantrymen 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
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