April 2007

Features

Beyond Eco-Apartheid: Is the green movement too white? Van Jones proposes a solution
The LOHAS sector is probably the most racially segregated part of the U.S. economy—in terms of its customers, owners and employees. Changing that could create better health, more jobs and increased wealth for communities that need all three. by VAN JONES

Building the Green Economy
As more and more people have realized that our profit-driven industrial activity is destroying Mother Nature’s ability to support human life, the green economy has entered the mainstream. by KEVIN DANAHER and KARRI WINN

These Are the People in Your Neighborhood
A profile of Chicago’s up-and-coming green entrepreneurs. by KERI LYNCH and CHARLES SHAW

Conversations: Bill McKibben
Interview by RITZY RYCIAK

Does the FBI hate our freedom (of the press)?
Twenty-four-year-old Josh Wolf has served more prison time for refusing a court order than any other journalist in U.S. history. Exclusive Interview by CAROLINE CASPER

Statistics You Can See... And Feel
by RITZY RYCIAK featuring photos by CHRIS JORDAN

Sandstorms and Tall Tales
To the modern city dweller, the Native American is largely a fictional figure of literature and film. by ALASTAIR BLAND

Departments

On Our Radar
Choice News
Madigan Sows Seeds of Justice; Illinois’ Blueprint for Global Warming; Sit Down with Peace Leaders on the Peace Train; Spinning Worm Poop into Greenbacks; Tax Breaks for Going Green; Don’t Get Mad, Get Active

Green Scene
Green Trends: Energy
Supersizing Solar Power; Consultation: Craig Sieben of Sieben Energy Associates by PAUL CONSTANT and GARY WISBY

From the Commish
Make A Difference: Earth Month 2007 by SADHU A. JOHNSTON

Healthy Living
Food, Not Bombs
by JEFF CONANT

BodyTalk
by ELIZABETH BARKER

Yogachat
YogaNow: Chicago’s Green Studio by CARA JEPSEN

Conscious Dining
Chicago’s Green Restaurants by TANYA FRITZ

Tune In
The Fundamental Unity of All Things
by CHARLES SHAW

Meditation: Live Long and Prosper
by BILL MCKIBBEN

Prophet Motive
by DANIEL PINCHBECK

Art & Soul
Beyond Knowing
by JANIS AMATUZIO, MD

Reviews

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