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Articles from back issues of New
Renaissance
Animal Rights
The Silence of
the Lambs by Andrew Tyler
Animals in
Agriculture by Joanne Bower
Animal Rights
in Eastern Europe by Ian Gottstein
Fishing In New York City
Speaking of fish; speaking for fish.
by Betsy Robinson
Arts
and Culture
Multiculturalism
and the Arts by Cy Grant
Art and Spirituality by
Veronica Brady - "Genuine spirituality, like art, is open and dynamic...both
are the hope of a world so badly in need of transformation."
Ice
Station Cool"Every hit song of 1969 is now a
TV commercial for some car." reviewed by Sparrow
Is it a Crime to
Download Music from the Internet?
Singer-songwriter Janis
Ian explains why the music industry is making a big
mistake in its opposition to free downloads from
the Internet.
Jackson
Pollock Now a
review by Sparrow
Music Is
by William
Parker
Music is a Prayer
by Ian Gottstein
An interview with Hariprasad Chaurasia: "I am trying to satisfy my teacher... and my soul."
The Nature of Beauty in Contemporary Art
by Suzi Gablik - A new paradigm of an engaged, participatory
and socially relevant art is emerging.
Exclusion and Communication in the Information
Era by Sohail Inayatullah and Ivana
Milojevic - Reflections on the role of new technologies in creating greater
world harmony.
Barbie Around the World by Kathleen
Grassel How a doll became
the standard of beauty and lifestyle.
Artistry and the experience
of Joy at work by Dick Richards Progess
in work issues demands emotion, spirit and artistry.
An Interview
with Donovan .
Disability
The History of
Disability by Jane Clapton and Jennifer Fitzgerald
- through the ages the disabled have been marginalized.
Ecology
Eco-notes
Vol. 8, No. 1 Cuba’s Organic Revolution; Green Olympics?; Crunch
Time for Endangered Tuna; Vegetarianism Grows in the UK
Eco-notes
Vol. 8, No. 2 Denmark Considers Total Pesticide Ban; Logging Giant
to Stop Clearcutting in Canadian Forests; NGOs Unite to Help Venezuela's
Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests; Magony is Murder
Eco-notes
Vol.8, No. 3 Organic farming, a gypsy high school, renewable energy,
environmental justice, more.
Eco-Tourism
Environmental Ethics and Non-Human Rights
by Ken Wilber
Ecologists need to develop a bio-ethics that gives us room to move.
Living With Gaia
by James Lovelock The co-creator of the Gaia theory reminds us of our possibilities and
limits in living harmoniously with our planet
The
Greening of the Kibbutz by
John Martin Bang - an environmental movement grows in Israel.
Grow
Your Own Home by Kirby Fry
The
Causes of Tropical Deforestation by John Revington
Local Energy, Local Democracy
Are economics and ecology on a collision course?
by David Cromwell
Oceans
Without Fish by Peter Montague - Over-fishing is taking
an enormous toll on fish stocks, threatening to turn the world's
oceans into a marine junkyard.
Mad
Cow Disease: Still a Threat to Humans by Peter Montague
Putting
Theory into Practice by
Martin Hellicar - an ecology centre in Cyprus demonstrates the solutions
to many of today's ecological problems.
The Seventh Fire "Do we want a new Earth and a new future?"
by Jeremy Wright
Save
the Forests, Save the Planet by Herbert Girardet
Stopping
Tropical Deforestation by John Revington
Towards a Sustainable
Agriculture by Steve Diver
Weapons, Death & Tofu: Finding Nirvana in an SUV
As Americans start to realize the vast wastefulness of SUV’s, marketers waste no time in responding.
The WTO Turns Back
the Clock by
Peter Montague
Economics
The
Asian Depression: Will It Become a World Depression? by Ravi Batra
- A thunderbolt is about to strike the American and European economies. (written
in the summer of 1997)
The
Bankruptcy of Classical Economics by Walter Haines
Cooperative
Economics: An Interview with Jaroslav Vanek interviewed by Albert
Perkins
Corporate Rights
vs. Human Need by Peter Montague When
do the rights of corporations end, and people's begin?
Dorothy
and the Ruby Shoe Company by Darcy Hitchcock
Dorothy (of Wizard of Oz fame) learns how to empower her employees.
The
Dubious Rewards of Consumption by Alan Thein Durning
The
Economics of Social Responsibility & Spirituality
by
Dada Maheshvarananda An
interview with Dr. Marcos Arruda:
Economics
as if All Living Beings Mattered by Ron Logan
The End of the
Fairytale: Beyond the Capitalist Romance by
Anne Else, How the rush for more money took on a life of its own.
Getting
it Out on the Table an interview with David Korten
Global
Authoritarian Regimes by
Ignacio Ramonet
The
Global Economic Turning Point: Confucian Order or Anything Goes? by
Sandra Dempster, A tiger and a bear on unsure footing.
Global
Economics Comix by
Vinaya Krsna
Micro-credit
in Albania
Micro-credit
in the Philippines
Moving Through
the Circle: Transforming Capitalism by
Sohail Inaytullah, Is the legitimacy of the entire economic system at stake?
A
New Concept of progress by Ravi Batra
Some Features
of PROUT's Economic System by
P. R. Sarkar A daring new approach to solving our economic and social
problems.
Susan
George Speaks Out Against Economic Globalization
Third
World Agriculture: A Proutist Approach by Ravi Batra
Trade
for Regional Self-Reliance by Michael Towsey and Dhanjoo Ghista
What
Happened in Seattle? Activists look at the aftermath of the WTO
meeting.
What
Values Will Guide Our Future in an Era of Globalization?
Globalization from below seeks an alternative, humane, democratically
accountable and sustainable system of commerce that benefits all of us.
by Craig Runde
Education
Education,
Foresight and Global Citizenship by
Frank Hutchinson
Treating
Children as Equals by Jody Wright
Healthy
Human Growth: A commonsense View by
Alison Stallibrass Learning is a child’s work and raison d’etre
On
Wings of Literature by P.R. Sarkar
Imagination can open the mind & the
heart.
The
Quest For Truth: Redefining Education by Marcus Bussey
World
Brain and Higher Education by Paul Wildman and Jenny Gidley
Women
and Holistic Education by Ivana Milojevic
The
Multi-Cultural Challenge to the Future of Education by Sohail Inayatullah
Education
For The Real World by Henryk Skolimowski
Features
Celebrities
and Saintsby Dada Acyutananda, Well,
what's the difference between the two?
What is My Name
Tomorrow? by
Kathleen Grassel , A young girl's life is saved by her unborn child.
The Future of Hope
“By reclaiming the future we reclaim the right to dream... and hope.”
by Jennifer Fitzgerald
Sustainable Solutions
for the Crisis in Southern Sudanby A.V. Avadhuta,
An interview on development in the midst of war: It can work.
Future
Studies
Agequake:
Say Hello to Underpopulation by
Sohail Inayatullah This unexpected trend
may turn our social system upside down
Choosing the
Future by
Steve Taylor Is the course of our future
inevitable?
Cultural
Renewal: Revitalizing Youth Futures by
Jennifer Gidley On empowering probable
futures with hope & meaning.
Future Progress
by P. R. Sarkar A visionary challenges
our worldview.
New Futures
Ahead: Genetics or Microvita? by
Sohail Inayatullah The new world will
not be created from love alone.
Olympic Gold: New Futures For The Olympics?
by Sohail Inayatullah & Levi Obijiofor
Our
Children's Visions of the Future by
Frank Hutchinson
Looking
Back from the 21st Century by Hazel Henderson
The
Futures of South Asia by Sohail Inayatullah
TechnoSpirit,
The Future Cure for TechnoStress by
Dan Shoemaker, Mike Whitty and Tony Drommi Seeking
a holistic technology.
Health
Ayurveda
and Longevity by
Kaviraj Partap S. Chauhan, Healing requires a natural harmony with
the human body.
The
End of Cancer? by Margaret Rathwell
New therapies offer real cures.
Food, Joy and Biodynamics
by Leslie Kenton
Medicine and Multiculturalism Who should the power of healing belong to: the patient or the doctor?
by Ziauddin Sardar
The Life of a Vegetarian in a Meat-Eating World
by Rob Daugherty
“(At first)…I thought that I would die of meat-withdrawal symptoms.”
Nature
Therapy: Our Seven Friends by Ac.
Jyotirishananda Avt. An outline for recovering
vitality and joy
Threefold
Enlightenment
by Betsy Terrell Plumbing
the mysteries of who we are
TV:
is it a health Hazard? by Peter Montague
Media
Romanian and American Radio
Where there is radio there is hope.
by Andrei Codrescu
Who is at the Controls Anyway?
Recovering our culture; the biggest battle.
by Frank Beacham
Political
Science
After
the Terror: Will the World Move Forward?
by Sohail Inayatullah
Do we have
the courage to seek peace and justice?
Confronting Empire: The Race is
on for a Better World
“On a quiet day I can hear a new world breathing.”
by Arundhati Roy
The Cry of Peace -
Peace is more than the mere absence of war.
by P.R. Sarkar
Does War Have a Future? -
Can we have the best of life: a world without war, but with justice?
by Sohail Inayatullah
Thoughts
on World Government by P.R.Sarkar
The
Meaning of Politics in a Spiritual Perspective by Henryk Skolimowski
Understanding Our Moment in History
“We are not just facing a few critical problems here and there. We appear to be at some major junction in human affairs.”
by William Van Dusen Wishard
The
U.S Election of 2000 by Craig Runde
What's
Next for the Balkans? A
special report
Reviews
David Broza in Concert
reviewed by Oxana Doudina with Gary Levinson
Love
Pays the Rent a review by Sparrow
The
Return of Brian Wilson by Pathik Strand - Brian Wilson's
new album marks the return of one of the great musical heroes of the 1960's.
Sounds of the Dawn
New Age music reviews by René
Wadlow
Sounds
of Dawn more(New Age Music) reviewed
by René Wadlow
Triakel
reviewed by Jutta Ziegler
Book Reviews
After Capitalism: Prout’s Vision for a New World
Are
We Heading Towards Perpetual Adolescence? Robert
Bly's The Sibling Society reviewed by Roar Bjonnes
Banker
to the Poor
Europe, Inc.
Parenting
and Educating for Wholeness, Zoot Horn Rollo's
Captain Beefheart Experience,
Earth Future reviewed by
A.V. Avadhuta
Futures for
the Third Millennium
The Great Work reviewed by René Wadlow
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
reviewed by Cy Grant
Inequity
in the Global Village
Book
Reviews Titles reviewed: Economics, Culture and Society;
Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect; Felicitavia.
Book Reviews
by Kenn Kassman,
Rene Wadlow, Dada Jyotirupananda
Parenting From
the Heart, Raising Self-reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World,
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, The Kurdish Question and Turkey,
The Wisdom Series
The
Post-Corporate World
The Power of Now
Promise Ahead
reviewed by David Loye
Rogue States reviewed by David Cromwell
State of the World 2003
(WorldWatch)
Where Heavens Meet
reviewed by Dada Jyotirupananda
Science
A
New Perception of Reality by Alan Mayne
Living Systems in Evolution
by Elisabet Sahtouris
How to recognize “the one alive... universe in which spirit & matter are not separable.”
Microvita: Where Mind Dissolves into Wonder
by Marcus Bussey,
The metaphors and images we use can change our world.
Science, Consciousness
and God by Peter Russell
Seeking
a picture of primary reality.
Some Ideas for Microvita Research
by P.R. Sarkar
“Microvita are a blending of matter and idea.”
The Unexplained Powers Of Animals
-
“Much that appears ‘paranormal’ at present looks normal when we expand our ideas of normality.” by Rupert Sheldrake
Social
Justice
Beyond
Wars
by Ivana Milojevic , If
there is no `other' there is no war
The
Chalice or the Blade by Riane Eisler
Confronting Empire: The Race is
on for a Better World
“On a quiet day I can hear a new world breathing.”
by Arundhati Roy
Turning
Prisons into Ashrams
Seven
Ways to Fix the Criminal Justice System by Bo Lozoff
One
Human Society by P.R.Sarkar
What
Can We Do to Unite Humanity by Ac.Pranakrsnananda
Spirituality
and Social Justice: A dialogue by Frei Betto and Dada Maheshananda
Panhandlers:
One Day at a Time by Kathleen Grassel
Profits Before The Planet
by Chris Holberg If capitalism is amoral, who will solve our social problems?
Children:
Innocent victims of an unjust social order by Adolfo Perez Esquivel
The
Poor Can Buy Barbie Dolls
by
Dr. Vandana Shiva .
Unrestricted
imports may help India's consumers, but not her economy.
We are the Protectors
by Bruce Stewart A Maori activist talks of community, tradition and life.
The
World of Dr. Patch Adams
"For the last sixteen years, the patient that I've been involved
with and making a house call on is the community and society."
by Ned Hamson
Spirituality
Meditation
and Social Service: Two Halves of Self-Realization by Kaoverii
Kristin Weber
A
Few Eternal Truths for a Better Life by Kenn Kassman
Ken
Wilber's Path to Transformational Futures by Richard A. Slaughter
Play on... if
you dare! Cooperative games encourage us to, Play hard, play fair, nobody hurt.
by Dada Maheshvarananda
The
Power of Silence by Steven Taylor - Silence and stillness are a
means to recover happiness and contentment.
Divine
Talk Show Hosts by Roar Bjonnes - Separating
true mystical experience from our own mental projections is not always
easy: a look at the channelling phenomenon.
From the Unreal to the Real
Higher Consciousness—“Seeing the world in a wider and truer way than normal.”
by Steve Taylor
Towards
a Wisdom Based Societyby Roar Ramesh
Bjonnes A new spiritual humanism can revitalize
human society.
Into
the Fire by Jennifer Fitzgerald,Using
an ordeal to break through personal barriers.
The
Jewel of Consciousness
by Per Henrik Gullfoss
Koshas: The State of the Mind
Mapping the mind-body connection
by Roar Ramesh Bjonnes
The
Élan Vital and Self-Evolution by Steven Taylor Vitalizing
the individual and vitalizing evolution
Mysticism And Yoga
What is it that really satisfies us?
by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
The
New Élan: Living an Open Life by Ned Hamson and Frank Heckman
A search for a defining
spirit of the age ahead
The
Path of the Yoginii
by Jessica Torrens, Seeking role models for women's spiritual
practices.
A
Passion for the Possible by Jean Houston ,Living in a time of whole-system
transition.
Spirit Matters: What Spirituality Is All About
“Spirit Matters: and more and more people are noticing.”
by Michael Lerner
Spirituality: The Hidden Side of Sports
by
Steve Taylor
How is it that sport seems to have the power to generate spiritual states?
Will
Organized Religions Survive in the New Millennium?
by Dada Maheshvarananda The
changing global psychic climate.
Woman
Mystics and the New Millennium by
Mary Devlin, Reflections on the present day gift of female
mystics in these changing times.
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