November-December 2013 Table of Contents
Women’s Work
A Day without Care
What does it mean to strike when “production” isn’t the production of widgets, but care for the children, the ill, disabled, or elderly? by Sarah Jaffe, from Jacobin
Sympathy for the Stay-at-Home Mom
Work, life, and the modern calendar by Judith Shulevitz, excerpted from The New Republic
Know-It-All
Patriarchy, privilege, and work by Larisa Zehr, from Geez
Alt. Education
I Am Graduating
A comic inspired by the valedictorian who spoke out against schooling by Gavin Aung Than, from Zen Pencils
Tu Eres Mi Otro Yo/You Are My Other Self
A Tucson school keeps high standards without standardization by Carlos Acosta, from Educational Courage
Unschooling
Trusting our kids to be curious by Astra Taylor, from n+1
Emerging Ideas
Making Good on the Badlands
The impoverished Oglala Lakota may soon manage the first tribal national park by Brendan Borrell, from High Country News
How Fruit Trees Are Growing Communities
What do untapped fruit trees have to do with community? Everything. by Maria Grusauskas, from Shareable
The Promise and Peril of 3D Printing
Will 3D printers lead to more sustainable manufacturing? by Peter Nowak, from Corporate Knights
Gleanings
Breakfast: A Manifesto
At stake is nothing less than civilization itself by G. Robert Ogilvy, from Medium
Seating Chart
The accidental intimacy of third grade life by Robert Doyle, from The Christian Century
Being Dumb
Smart has all the right answers, but is it having any fun? by Kenneth Goldsmith, from The Awl
Mindful Living
Mourning for the Earth
A faith-based response to climate change by Katharine M. Preston, from Sojourners
Buried in the Sky
Looking up to the sky, a young astronomer finds truth at her feet by Kelly Clancy, from Nautilus
Thing of Beauty
Spiritual exploration in the age of plastic surgery by Jane Ganahl, from Spirituality & Health
Mixed Media
Kid on a Bike
Wadjda is the first film shot in Saudi Arabia by the country’s first female director by Isabel Stevens, from Sight & Sound
A Brief History of Squatting
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space chronicles decades of Lower East Side occupations by Arun Gupta, from In These Times
Reviews:
Film
Surviving the Surveillance State: a review of Barbara
Inside Rumsfeld’s World: a review of The Unkown Known
Music
Harp Heaven: a review of Return of the Silkie by Carol Kleyn
Books
If You’re Happy and You Know It: a review of There Is No App For Happiness by Max Strom
Just Practice: a review of Thank You, Anarchy by Nathan Schneider
Editor’s Note
by Christian Williams
Forward
by Eric Utne
Dispatches from:
Monitor on Psychology (Studying Boredom is Fascinating)
ScienceNOW (Adapt or Die)
Alternatives Journal (Old Plastic Makes New Oil)
Nature (The Milk Revolution)
Grist (Finding Home on a Hot Planet)
