In This Issue
January-February 2008
FEATURE: The Nuclear Option
Atomic Dreams
How the nuclear lobby is spinning liberals, lawmakers, and grassroots environmentalists
by Jason Mark, from Earth Island Journal
Fallout
Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben insists that nuclear is a nonstarter
interview by Keith Goetzman
FEATURE: Obesity Obsession
Shame on Us
How an obsession with obesity turned fat into a moral failing
by Hannah Lobel
Love Your Fat Self
Rejecting fear, loathing, and sacrifice
by Courtney E. Martin, from the book Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body
The Food Police
Why Michael Pollan makes me want to eat Cheetos
by Julie Guthman, from Gastronomica
FEATURE: The Winners
Utne Independent Press Awards
2007’s most important voices
FEATURE: 9/11 Conspiracy
Towers of Babble
The freaks and geeks in the 9/11 Truth movement are on to something—they just don’t know what
by Paul Constant, from the Stranger
Emerging Ideas
Civic Casualties
Better military policy starts with educating civilians
by Jessica Chapman
Street-Smart Schooling
A bus-turned-classroom opens doors for Mumbai’s street kids
by Brent Lewin, from Verge
The Katrina Express
Hurricane survivors take their FEMA trailers on the road to show and tell
by Derrick Evans, from Dollars & Sense
Mixed Media
Graphic Activist
A Zimbabwean designer’s political posters hit you in the gut
by Beandrea Davis, from ColorLines
At the Top of Their Lungs
Kids young and old make a joyful noise at Music Together classes
by Erika Alexia Tsoukanelis, from Chronogram
Raking Moscow’s Muck
A feisty Russian newspaper perseveres after a reporter’s murder
by Claire Davenport, from Red Pepper
Mindful Living
Faith Without Borders
For Perennialists, all religions lead to God
by Jon Spayde
Sunny Side Up
Pasture-raised hens aren’t just happier: Their eggs are better for you
by Cara Binder
Tee-d Off
There’s no such thing as a free shirt
by Amy Roe, from the Bear Deluxe
Who You Gonna Call?
An exterminator dumps the chemicals and gets creative
by Laura Wright, from OnEarth
Have an Average Day
Enjoying the ordinary is extraordinary
by Michael Neill, from Catalyst
Gleanings
Walk on the Wilshire Side
Los Angeles teens find freedom in a 13-mile trek from downtown to the beach
by Judith Lewis, from Sierra
Waiting on Memory
A caregiver fights Alzheimer’s disease with empathy and little white lies
by Lauren Kessler, from the book Dancing with Rose
Portrait of the Artist as a Kindergartner
When you’re yearning to impress a teacher, drawing outside the lines is just the beginning
by William C. White, from Law & Politics
Editor’s Note
by David Schimke
Letters
Shelf Life
by Danielle Maestretti
Heartland
by Nina Utne