January-February 2014 Table of Contents
Water Woes
Deserted Winter
How much longer can we count on snow? by Greg Hanscom, from High Country News
Great American Water Crisis
The biggest threat to our water system may be privatization, by Maude Barlow and Wenonah Hauter, excerpted from Sojourners
Water Works
Communities imagine ways to make every drop count, by Cynthia Barnett, from Orion
Hidden Homelessness
The Weeklies
Foreclosed and financially stranded at the Ramada Inn by Monica Potts, from The American Prospect
Poverty Comes to Wisteria Lane
The suburbs are home to 3 million more impoverished residents than big cities, by Meghan Murphy-Gill from U.S. Catholic
Emerging Ideas
Last Days of the Synergy Strike Force
The Pentagon’s Merry Pranksters by Brian Calvert, from Pacific Standard
Mystery of the Three Scary Numbers
Using simple math to teach students the impact of climate change by Bill Bigelow, from Rethinking Schools
Gleanings
Detroit, 1966
The Beatles, stamps, and the promise of escape by Lynda Schuster, from Granta
Truth & Chocolate
It was a great day—until snack time by Andy Hinds, from Mamalode
Mindful Living
Mind Over Misery
Helping people reason their way through anxiety and depression by Robert L. Strauss, from Stanford
The Solo Uniform
Finding great pleasure in the absence of choice by Stacey May Fowles, from Worn Fashion Journal
Mixed Media
Heart of Snarkness
Media empires like Vice and celebrities like Anthony Bourdain are reporting from the world’s most misunderstood countries. Is this just repackaged sensationalism? by Christopher Szabla, from Maisonneuve
Jyoti: Optimus Prime
Jazz, Alice coltrane, and pushing through fear by Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, from Rookie
Acquiring Empathy Through Essays
Essays give us a record of someone else’s consciousness by William Bradley, special to Utne Reader
Reviews:
Film
Separating the Man from the Music: a review of Wagner & Me
Music
Threaded with Harmony: a review of Held in Splendor by Quilt
Dirty and Endearing: a review of Hell Bent by Potty Mouth
Books
The Border Crossed Us: a review of Undoing Border Imperialism by Harsha Walia
The Thought Provoker: a review of White Girls by Hilton Als
Less Than Meets the Eye: a review of The Myth of Liberal Ascendancy by G. William Domhoff
Editor’s Note
by Christian Williams
Forward
by Eric Utne
Dispatches from:
Ethical Consumer (Finally, a Fair Trade Phone)
Mother Jones (The DIY Internet)
California (The Original Kayak)
Conservation (Green Building and the Ancient Romans)
