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Cover Story

When A Tree Falls In The Forest …
Environmentalists, Loggers, and the Timber Industry in Northern California -- and the Rest of the Pacific Northwest -- are Waging a Battle for the Future  by Brian Jaudon

Features

Honoring the Particulars
The World of a Poet  by Carolyn Forche and Naomi Thiers

God Is The Intercessor
Christians Give Words to the Spirit's Longings  by Walter Wink

With Liberty and Education for All
A Changing America Call for Cultural Inclusion in the Classroom  by Anthony A. Parker

Commentary

Steps to War and Peace in the Gulf
by Richard J. Barnet

A Letter to the People of Iraq
by Just Connections, Carolyn Schrock-Shenk

Cultures of War in Northeast Africa
by John Prendergast

The Basics of Health Care
Several states take the lead in reform  by Susan Parker

Guatemalans Face Elections With Hope for Democracy
by Mary Jo McConahay

Columns

H'rumphs: Funny Business
by Ed Spivey Jr.

On The Way: Vision From the Ground Up
by Jim Wallis

Culture Watch

Proceed With Care
Holly Near's Open Hand Through Song and Story  by Rose Marie Berger
Book Review: Fire In the Rain…Singer in the Storm by Holly Near. Singer In the Storm by Holly Near.

Copyrights and Copylefts
by Danny Duncan Collum

Ever the Populist
James Abourezk's Senate Legacy  by Philip Brenner
Book Review: Advise & Dissent: Memoirs of South Dakota and the U.S. Senate by James G. Abourezk.

An Early Casualty of War
Michael Linfield's History of Suppressed Civil Liberties  by Patrick G. Coy
Book Review: Freedom Under Fire: U.S. Civil Liberties in Times of War. by Michael Linfield.

Taming the Lions
Bruce Cockburn's music of faith and frustration.  by Karen Lattea
Music Review: Bruce Cockburn Live by Bruce Cockburn.

Primary Colored Virtue
The World of Dick Tracy  by M.N. Robinson
Film Review: Dick Tracy by Jim Cash and Jack Epps.

The Grounding
by Bob Hulteen
Book Review: Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamation by Walter Brueggemann. First and Second Samuel by Walter Brueggemann.

The Twilight's Last Gleaming
by Bob Hulteen
Book Review: The Rockets' Red Glare: When America Goes to War: The Presidents and the People by Richard Barnet. Resisting the Serpent: Palau's Struggle for Self-Determination by Ched Myers and Bob Aldridge. Beyond Occupation: American Jewish, Christian, and Palestinian Voices for Peace by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Marc Ellis. Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement by Vincent Harding.

The Poetry of Caring
by Bob Hulteen
Book Review: Sorrow Built a Bridge: Friendship and AIDS by Daniel Berrigan.

Departments

Postmark
| What's Wrong With Integration? | Perfectly Logical? | Expanding Capitalism | Indentifying Upward | Diabolical Ideas | Freedom Now | Source of Strength |

Poetry: A Stand of Spirits
by Rose Marie Berger

Seeds: Resources for Study and Action

Between the Lines
| Cancer Studies Stir Debate | Women's Pastoral Tabled | Ft. Benning Hunger Strike | Guns Over Butter | Oil-Free Sunday |

Connections: Bringing People Together