Magzine October 2004

ARTICLE

Organic Top 20

What will be the best organic product? The best fair trade product? The best responsible business? Let us know your favorites by sending them to editor@odemagazine.com.

 

NEWS & MEDIA

The real conservatives

Why right-wingers today embrace radical rather than traditionalist values.

 

The whole world is watching

The U.S. president is the most powerful man on Earth. That's why these initiatives aim to give the rest of the world a voice in this year's election.

 

BUSINESS

Category 3: Business

The candidates for the category 'The best companies'

 

Niche no more

The growing ranks of conscious consumers is changing the world.

 

ENERGY

Why we now need nuclear power

The British scientist and environmental guru James Lovelock presents a surprising answer to the dangers of the greenhouse effect: nuclear power. (Plus: an interview with Lovelock.)

 

LIFE

Cities of joy

Parks, public squares, trees, playgrounds, the world's longest pedestrian street. As a mayor of Bogot

 

Don’t be afraid

Every parent understands the fear that something terrible will happen to his or her child. But how realistic is it to be afraid of what ultimately rarely happens? A mother launched her own investigation.

 

Gloooooooobalization!

What soccer can tell us about international politics, economics and culture. A review of 'How Soccer Explains the World.'

 

HEALTH

Category 2: Fair trade products

The candidates for the category 'The best fair trade product'

 

SPIRIT

A great awakening

Starting the day right--relaxed and unrushed--makes all the difference. That's the lesson I reluctantly learned from my boyfriend.

 

Heaven on earth

Who talked us into believing you have to die in order to live?

 

I want organic food

As an introductory to the Organic Top 20: A mother explains the importance of organic food.

 

One last thing…

"swinging is liberating and meditative." Says Jennifer Tschoepe.

 

You don’t have to be Muslim…

With Ramadan approaching on 15th October, this can be an invitation to anybody who feels the need for "profound soul searching". A woman describes her initiation into the annual fasts.