Table of Contents
May-June 2010
Faux FriendshipWe are connected to everyone. We don’t really know anyone.by William Deresiewicz, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
Homegrown Jihad
Why are young Somali men leaving their homes in Minnesota to die in the name of Allah?by Nicholas Schmidle, from Virginia Quarterly Review
Utne Independent Press AwardsThe 72 nominees for 2010
The Mind’s Eye
Alex Masket, an autistic 23-year-old artist, creates vivid, idiosyncratic collages to make sense of his worldinterview by Tod Lippy, from Esopus
Hot AirA startling number of TV weathercasters believe climate change is a scam. And they are not keeping it to themselves.by Charles Homans, from Columbia Journalism Review
Tilting Against the WindWeatherman Paul Douglas talks straight on climate changeby Keith Goetzman
Coming HomeA gay Christian speaks to fundamentalistsby Jonathan Odell, from Commonweal
Emerging Ideas
Turning Hustlers into EntrepreneursEncouraging enterprise, reducing poverty
by Kai Wright from The American Prospect
Suing to Save the PlanetEnvironmental activists go to court
interview by Tony Davis, from High Country News
The Gay OptionWhat if same-sex love is a choice?
by Stephanie Fairyington, from Dissent
Gleanings
Before Martyrdom, BreakfastAt home with Osama
by Thomas Bartlett from The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Magic HourFilmmakers and artists love Alberta’s natural light
by Kim Gray from Alberta Views
A Jew in PrisonA reflection on anti-Semitism in the yard
by David Arenberg, from Intelligence Report
I Belong HereAn immigration check causes a wave of solidarity
by Amin Ahmad, from The Sun
Mindful Living
Monks with GunsBuddhists aren’t immune to anger or fear
by Michael Jerryson, from Religion Dispatches
Life After PovertyTherapy for the formerly poor
by Carrie Golus, from University of Chicago Magazine
Remembrance of Foods PastThriving in old age is a matter of taste
by Darra Goldstein, from Gastronomica
The Spontaneous SelfFree your body–the mind will follow
interview by Hannah Fox, from Contact Quarterly
Mixed Media
The Golden Age of Middle Eastern WesternsWhen John Wayne spoke Farsi
by Abou Farman, from Bidoun
The Defense Cannot RestStoried lawyer William Kunstler is cross-examined by his daughters
by Keith Goetzman
So You Want to Open a BookstoreWhat it costs to sell books
by Christopher Benz, from the San Francisco Panorama
Plus:Music, film, and book reviews
Editor’s NoteAmerican Psychosisby David Schimke
ForwardAn Open Letter to MoveOnby Eric Utne
Dispatches from:Free Inquiry, Maisonneuve, Governing, OnEarth, New Humanist, The New Republic, The Nation, Next American City, Shelterforce, The Guardian, Washington Monthly, Johns Hopkins Public Health, Columbia Journalism Review, New Urban News, Bust, American Craft, The Believer