In This Issue
May-June 2007
FEATURE: The Future of Protest
Protest Is Dead
Long Live Protest. Dump your signs and slogans — it’s time to make change
by Joseph Hart
Meet the New Boss: You.How and why the people are taking charge
by Joseph Hart
Arms and the Movement
Pacifism equals pacified to this activist
by Peter Gelderloos, from the book How Nonviolence Protects the State
FEATURE: Political Patchwork
Not Your Mother’s QuiltTerese Agnew needles the establishment one stitch at a time
by James Diers
FEATURE: Recovery
Out of the DrinkFor author Raymond Carver, sobriety was sweet — and meant for sharing
by Tess Gallagher, from the Sun
FEATURE: Through the Lens
Israel Inside Out
Two photographers examine the Holy Land from a different perspective
by Hannah Lobel
FEATURE: New Orleans
Hell and Back
A newspaper columnist, devastated by Katrina, finds salvation where he least expected — in a bottle of medicine
by Chris Rose, from the New Orleans Times Picayune
Emerging Ideas
Shuck and Jive
How industry and politicians are harvesting ethanol for all it’s worth
by Rebecca Clarren
Our Furry, Feeling FriendsThe difference between animals and humans isn’t as big as people think
by Bennett Gordon
Invading Our Own Privacy
Tell-all blogs, digital surveillance, online profiling: Who needs Big Brother?
by David Schimke
Homeless Newspapers Head UptownFrom focus groups to celebrity coverage, street papers look to increase appeal
by Jake Thomas
Mixed Media
Digging Back Through the StaxDr. King, Isaac Hayes, a country fiddler named Jim, and the little label that could
by David Schimke
Reality Theater
For artists working in Rwanda, the truth is terrible and worth telling
by Tad Simons
Hanging with the Have-NotsEmpathetic author William T. Vollmann talks about his new book, Poor People
interview by Donna Seaman, from Bookforum
Mindful Living
Tread Lightly and Carry a Big Bag of BatteriesRethinking technology in the wilderness
by Chris Dodge
Forget Pepsi — Pass the Moxie Original Elixir
The politics of pop and one man’s lip — smacking soda stand
by Jeff Penalty, from Swindle
Owning the Road Rules
Sane biking in a car-crazy world
by Julie Hanus
Soul Food, Hold the Ham Hocks
Dishing up Southern favorites, vegetarian style
by Meshelle Foreman Shields, from Urbanite
Tailor-Made Travel
Dump the generic guidebook and get a key to the city
by Angie Vo, from Venus Zine
Gleanings
Deep Thoughts by David Lynch
The director of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet on calming his twisted mind
by David Lynch, from the book Catching the Big Fish
A Letter to My Young SelfAn exile’s dormant memories of a distant childhood in Vietnam
by Andrew Lam, from California
Warrior Spirits
A brother comes home from Iraq, and his sister mourns the unspeakable damage
by Leah Larson, from the Indypendent
Editor’s Noteby David Schimke
Letters
Shelf Lifeby Danielle Maestretti
Heartlandby Nina Utne