Patriotism is No Excuse for Plunder
Investigative journalist Bill Moyers, known for his penetrating documentaries on PBS, gives a speech where he lets it all out.

Confessions of a Former Hawk
Psychiatrist Steve Pitteli honestly reveals his transformation from a hawkish response to 9.11 to one of a peace activist.

Thoughts in the Presence of Fear
Sustainability enthusiast, poet, novelist and essayist Wendell Berry takes us on a journey of where this country ought to be going.

Could Haiti Declare a War Against the US?
The double standard in Bush's "war on terrorism" is easily exposed when it comes to the Haitian convicted terrorist Toto Constant who is currently living in the US.

Civil Rights are threatened in the US
Stacey Warde summarizes the recent attacks on our civil liberties due to Bush's declared "war on terrorism."

Disturbing Information, the Good Kind
Bob Banner summarizes some of the alternative media websites when it comes to information and analyses that is not seeing the light of day, especially the possibility of US complicity of 9.11.

Corporate Patriotism
Ralph Nader, the infamous and meticulous corporate watch-dog, summarizes the plundering of US tax payers for the corporations.

Scott Nearing on War
Farmer Shepherd Bliss explains why Scott Nearing, the grand father of the back-to-the-landers, was fired from his position as economics professor because of his views on the military.

Keep On Protesting, America!
Harrison Heyl gives us one heck of a hilarious hoot when it comes to his protest story-telling at the recent Vandenberg Air Force Base demonstration.

1984 Revisited
Lisa Pitteli takes us on a chilling journey paralleling the dystopia 1984 with that of current events.

more featured articles

New Book states that U.S. Policy Towards Taliban is Influenced by Oil
by Julio Godoy, Inter Press Service

Calming the Inner Fascist
by Bob Banner

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Peace Through Permaculture: Choosing a Sustainable Way of Life
by Marcia Boruta

san luis obispo...

Confessions of a Local Peace Activist
by Richard Krejsa

In this Issue...
We were planning on putting together a special issue on the "Sacred Roots of Sustainability" but because of the particular mood of the country as well as ourselves we decided to continue elaborating on what we created earlier, the special supplement "Voices of Restraint, Intelligence and Compassion." That issue included information and analyses that were quite necessary in countering the enthusiasm for war. And because sustainability issues always seem to find themselves at the back of the bus, as it were, we decided to create a bridge between the current crisis and sustainability. This may be a "teaching moment" where people are experiencing a hunger for deeper knowledge about why 9.11 happened. This current challenge is not only demanding that we educate ourselves about U.S. foreign policy but how our own overly consumptive life styles require some major changes. Thus, this issue.

columns...

Eco-Elder News
by Bill Deeneen

Health News
by Zoe Wells

Global Sustainability Reports
by Margie Bushman

Possibilities
by Gene Knudsen Hoffman

Parenting News
by Susan Coward

Food News
by Suebob Davis

Green Party News
by Dennis Keim

Making Our Voices Heard
by Nancy Ferraro

Bicycle News
by Shay Wortring

Media Beat
by Norman Solomon

Green Building News
by Katrina Rosa

poems...

United We (Others) Stand
by Ed Rimbaugh

I'm the Woman who has Awoken
by Meena

reviews...

Addicted to War, What I've Learned about Foreign Policy (video), Rogue State, The Next Industrial Revolution (video), Making the Gods Work for You, Crafting Creative Community, Does Globalization Help the Poor?, Traveler's Tales Cuba, Reaping the Wind, Eco-Economy, Affluenza (the book), The Twilight of American Culture, In or Own Best Interest