REGULARS
From the Editor
In Pursuit of a Grander Ideal
To the Editor
From Our Readers
Last Words
Requiem
Planting the Seeds of Green Music
Reflections on the Chicago Green Festival 2007
by DEREK BERES (aka DJ Derek Ji)
Check out pictures from this year’s Green Fest by Xiao Guang Tse
Features
We Like it Raw
The ultimate fringe food culture sexes it up for the mainstream. by BECCA CAMPBELL and RITZY RYCIAK
Conversations: David Wolfe
Raw food wizard and author of Naked Chocolate discusses the world’s greatest secret, and how it can save the planet. by RITZY RYCIAK
What is “Restorative Justice”
(and why don’t Illinois offenders get it)?
Illinois law states that if you send someone to prison, you have to rehabilitate them. So why do more than half of all offenders go back?
by RA CHAKA and BRYAN W. BRICKNER
Biomonitoring: Emissions Testing for the Body
As part of pending legislation, 28 Illinois legislators were screened for chemicals in their system — and all 28 tested positive for mercury. by KERI LYNCH
US vs. Them: The Larger Truth
When it comes to the United States and Iran, facts and words don’t always meet.
by SHUKA KALANTARI
Departments
On Our Radar
Choice News
Recycled Art & Consciousness at Senn H.S.; All Things Organic Keep(s) Growing; “Audio Emissions” Spin Carbon-Neutral Sounds; Nation’s First Certified Organic Bakery: Sweet Home Chicago; Ten Years of Infinity and Beyond!; Don’t Get Mad, Get Active
Green Scene
Green Trends: Plug It In
by DAMIEN SOMERSET
From the Commish
Residents Help Make Chicago Beautiful
by SADHU A. JOHNSTON
Healthy Living
Kombuch-at-ya!
by JENNIFER ADLER
Body Talk
by ELIZABETH BARKER
Yogachat
Midwest Yoga Conference
by CARA JEPSEN
Conscious Dining
Fixture: A Lincoln Park Newcomer Here to Stay
by TANYA FRITZ
Tune In
Not All Who Wander Are Lost...
by JAMIE FRIDDLE
Becoming One with Food
by CHARLIE TROTTER
The Gnostic Revival
by DANIEL PINCHBECK
Art & Soul
No Oil, No Auto Profits Left Behind
by TIMOTHY DONAGHY, JENNIFER FREEMAN, FRANCESCA GRIFO, KARLY KAUFMAN, TAREK MAASSARANI & LEXI SHULTZ
Reviews
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