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THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
The Pirates of Illiopolis
BY SANDRA STEINGRABER
Forget the threat of terrorism from abroad. A biologist investigating a chemical-plant explosion finds plenty to worry about right here at home—even within her own home.
Midas's Turtle
BY TIFFANY TRENT
The sight of endangered animals for sale in a Hong Kong market poses a conundrum for a conservationist-in-residence.
ART OF LIVING
In Weather Like This
BY ROGER PINCKNEY
Where ancient ancestors haunt the shores, hurricane surf delivers a token hinting of a still-deeper past.
Wave Music
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CLIFFORD ROSS
At the stormy edge of land and sea, one photographer makes art awash in light and contrast.
Birdsong Ripens Berries, Wind Brings the Seeds
BYJUDITH LOWRY
A California gardener tunes in to subtle synchronies in the secret lives of native plants.
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GROUNDSWELL
Turning the Pages
BY MARK TREDINNICK
On a dessicating continent, an author gives voice to a river in need of respite.
Unelected, Unimpeached
BY KIM HEACOX
Abuse of power is not an issue for this president; verbal abuse from fisherfolk neighbors is.
COLUMNS
From the Faraway Nearby
The Housewife Theory of History
BY REBECCA SOLNIT
So who is really going to change the world, the Lone Ranger or Erin Brokovich?
Crossings
Cooking Up a New World
BY PRAMILA JAYAPAL
A great natural disaster yields a brief moment of human connectedness. How do we hold on to that?
The Tangled Bank
Cosmic Convergence
BY ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE
Frog princes are no more fantastic than nature's variations on the evolutionary theme.
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DEPARTMENTS
From the Editors
Contributors
Mailbox
Sacred & Mundane
Point of View
Stalin's Revenge
BY GEORGE PYLE
It didn't take a dictator to collectivize this country's agriculture—just a handful of all-American corporations.
Poetry BY SARAH LINDSAY
Poetry BY ROBERT CORDING
Poetry BY MARY OLIVER
Health and the Environment
A Wilderness Tonic
BY DAN WHIPPLE
Enlightened doctors may one day write prescriptions for peace, quiet, and daily doses of Mozart.
Blueprint for Change
Living Exhibits
BY ARNIE COOPER
A midwestern natural history museum leads visitors away from glass cases and into the wild.
Orion Grassroots Network
Marketing Conservation
Spotlight: The Natural Resources Initiative of North Mississippi
Coda
A Fitting Desire
BY RICK BASS
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