September 2007

Features

The Hope is Us
At first the truth was merely inconvenient — now it’s downright devastating. Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour leaves viewers with just one question: What are we going to do?
by GREGORY DICUM

Think Like a Fish
It’s time for conscious consumers to get sentimental about sushi.
by ANDI MCDANIEL

The Future of the Great Lakes
They want our water. Fast-growing, thirsty communities in the West, Southwest and farflung locales like China would love to get their straws into the Great Lakes. by GARY WISBY

The Good($) Life
For most of the past 35 years, the United States has pursued an ideologically-driven economic strategy markedly different from that of nearly all western European nations. by JOHN DE GRAAF

The Real Wealth of Nations
Creating a caring economics. by RIANE EISLER

Paying it Forward
Chicagoans Kevin Adair and Paul Munsen are bringing prosperity to the Dominican Republic via the sun.
by BROOKE BAILEY

Conversations
The World According to Alice Waters: The godmother of the sustainability movement discusses the next food revolution. interview by RITZY RYCIAK

Insight Out
photos by OLEG DOU

Revisions
Stopping to smell the flowers.
by JULIET EASTLAND

DEPARTMENTS

Choice News
Abu-Ghraib Interrogator Turns Anti-War Activist; Green Goes Postal; The New LGBT Center on Halsted: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby; Tang Center Carves Niche for Herbal Medicine in the Scientific World

Choice 3
Way Ahead of Their Time

From the Commish
Addressing Urban Heat Islands
by SADHU A. JOHNSTON

Natural High
by ALISON CLARE STEINGOLD

Body Talk
by LIZ BARKER

Conscious Dining
Nada Tea: Serenity Now
by TANYA FRITZ

Soul Surfing
The unexpected connection between God and catching a killer wave.
by JESSICA RIDENOUR

Hangin’ Ten Lakeside
This winter while the rest of us are layering on scarves and gloves, Great Lakes surfers will be heading out in their wetsuits to ride some of the best waves of the season.
by JESSIE TIERNEY

Prophet Motive
Life During Wartime
by DANIEL PINCHBECK

Reviews