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Nature’s bottom line

Ecological collapse is all around. But faith in economic growth as the only path to prosperity shows no sign of fading. Wayne Ellwood examines the folly of endless growth on a finite planet.


Magazine

A world wide web of change

The fundamentals of digital activism are little different from its analogue ancestry, argues Adam Ma’anit

Seed savers

The world’s seed markets are being gobbled up by ‘life-science’ corporations – but peasant farmers still feed the world. David Ransom reports.

Cook feels the heat

Canadian ambassador to Guatemala guilty of slander

Blogs

My shadow of a doubt over online activism

Is it really doing what everybody says it should do? Sokari Ekine is not convinced. She responds to Adam Ma’anit’s ‘Web of Change’ in our September 2010 issue.

The Middle Passage, 2010

Back in 1860, almost 1,500 Africans were saved from slavery on Florida’s shores. That was just five years before the abolition of slavery. Why is it still important today?

A pure or senseless nation?

The August lynching of two young brothers in the town of Sialkot was condemned by the president and the people of Pakistan. But is there something more behind the violence? ‘We are, and have always been, a barbaric, degenerate nation which takes pleasure in bloodlust,’ writes Mohsin Abbas.

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  • Cover of The Global Vegetarian Kitchen

    The Global Vegetarian Kitchen

    Over 100 easy-to-follow vegetarian recipes from all parts of the globe with suggestions for substitute ingredients, useful facts and tips on sourcing fair trade and local ingredients.

    23 Jul 2010
  • Cover of One World Greeting Cards 2011

    One World Greeting Cards 2011

    Beautiful, full-colour images taken from the One World Calendar feature on the cover of these blank-interior greeting cards.

    5 May 2010
  • Cover of Wildlife in Danger Calendar 2011

    Wildlife in Danger Calendar 2011

    This new calendar embraces the whole of the natural world – not just cute mammals: insects, plants, reptiles, trees, fish, birds, corals…

    5 May 2010

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