Utne Reader 1992 - Abstracts

Utne Reader 1992
TitleSubjectAuthors
20 ways to fight the commercial onslaught.General interest 
A caste of millions. (upper class Americans)General interestDoug Henwood
Activists face increased harassment; protestors are perceived as security risks.General interestChip Berlet
African media images made in the USA. (influence of US media coverage of Africa) (Africa now)General interestChristine Badgley, Mutombo Mpanya
Africa's invisible famine.General interestLaura S. Washington
A jump start for American democracy. (political representation)General interestMatthew Cossolotto
A parade of light and shadow. (Trinidad)General interestEllen O'Malley Camps
A real workout. (the need for physical and mental exertion)General interestLinda Hasselstrom
Are politics and therapy compatible? A lesson from the self-esteem movement.General interestEllen Herman
Are social service agencies the enemy of community? (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from Social Policy, Winter 1987)General interestJohn McKnight
Are we consumers or citizens? (Cover Story)General interestRonald K. Collins, Michael F. Jacobson
Are you creative? (Cover Story)General interestAnn Cushman
Are you middle class? Maybe - but it doesn't mean the same thing it used to. (includes related article)General interestBarbara Ehrenreich, John Kenneth Galbraith
Are you too rich if others are poor? On ethically gained prosperity and its obligations. (includes related articles)General interestMarjorie Kelly, Paul Savoy, Stephen Blackburn
Art, inc.: transforming museums into corporate public relations agents.General interestHerbert I. Schiller
Behind the veil debate. (wearing of veils by Muslim women)General interestJules Inda
Beyond advertising: marketers find new credibility promoting their products as news.General interestArt Kleiner
Beyond unions. (why workers don't need unions)General interestJohn Mackey
Birth of a salon. (formation of a discussion group) (Neighborhood Salon)General interestDavid Ford
Blacks: the answer is tribalism. (solution to segregation in black communities) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from Agenda, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1992)General interestKent Amos
Body wars.General interestAndrew Kimbrell
Bodywork. (somatic methods of healing)General interestDiane Elliot, Wendy Morris
Born to be mild. (modern-day rebels)(includes related article on artistic rebels) (Excerpt from Spy, March 1992)General interestPaul Rudnick
Brazil's city of hope. (Curitiba)General interestToward Freedom
Building bridges. (labor union-social movement coalitions)General interestJeremy Brecher, Tim Costello
Buy hip. (images of rebellion in advertising) (Excerpt from The Baffler)General interestT.C. Frank
Can tribes coexist even in America? (interview with David Maybury-Lewis, co-founder of Cultural Survival and author of 'Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and Modern World') (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)General interest 
Can we have both spotted owls and jobs? (environmental protection may mean more jobs)General interestTeresa Opheim
Carnival U.S.A. (includes related article on recordings of carnival music)General interestJay Walljasper, John Nunley, Judith Bettelheim
Catch a rave: is this new drug-and-dance scene a triumph of tribalism - or the discos of the '90s?General interestTom McKusick
CIA drug ties thwart our war on drugs.General interestAlfred W. McCoy
CIA out of control: with the Cold War over, the intelligence community seeks new bogeymen.General interestRuss W. Baker
Commercial break: is it time to ban or tax advertising? (Cover Story)General interestRandall Bloomquist
Crossing the color line. (a young black woman's story; coping with discrimination) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from L.A. Weekly, March 30, 1990)General interestLynell George
Darwin revisited. (Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection)General interestJames Marti
Democracy movements sweep the continent. (political reform in Africa) (Africa now)General interestMakau wa Mutua
Don't count labor out: with labor laws stacked against them, union activists seize new tactics to fight back.General interestWilliam Greider
Don't phone homes: telemarketing is a telenuisance.General interestTimothy Gower
Easel girls. (women painters) (Gleanings)General interestSally Eckhoff
Evolutionary transcendence. (new stage of human development)General interest 
Family ties. (growing up with hippie parents) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from L.A. Weekly, May 30, 1990)General interestAdriene Jenik
Fasching frolics: even in staid Germany, Carnival brings wild merriment.General interestAlexander Orloff
Feeling the squeeze? In tough times, the fallout from money fears affects us all. (includes related articles)General interestNora Gallagher, Christopher Mogil, Anne Slepian, Peter Woodrow, Robert McClory, Laura M. Markowitz
Feuilletons (Gleanings)General interestRobert Meister
FOIA: out right to know is shrinking. (Freedom of Information Act)General interestPeter Montgomery, Peter Overby
From cynic to mystic: a jaded New Yorker travels to India and finds spiritual ecstasy.General interestMark Matousek
From myth to Mardi Gras. (carnival celebrations)General interestRobert Tallant
Games people play: a creativity salon lets adults share the joys of a play group. (Creativity Salon)General interestJaida n'ha Sandra
Gay body bias. (importance of physical appearance among gays)General interestJay Blotcher
George, why can't you be true? (US Pres George Bush) (Cover Story)General interestWeston Kosova
Guess who's coming to dinner? (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade could adversely affect US food safety) (In Brief)General interestKathy Collmer
Hello Brazil. (social problems in Brazil) (Latin America)General interestKevin J. Kelly
Herbal extinction: medicinal plants are overharvested.General interestCatherine Fahey
Horn of misery. (famine in Africa) (Africa now)General interestKaren Lange
How free is commercial speech? Advertisers wrap themselves in the First Amendment. (Steven H. Shiffrin) (Interview)General interest 
How to make cities more humane. (creating village communities in urban areas)General interestMarcia D. Lowe
I am not going bald. (excerpt from 'Notes of a Nervous Man')General interestJames Lileks
If I were president ... three green leaders outline what U.S. environmental policy ought to be.General interestRalph Nader, Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, Heather Booth
Indian casinos hit the jackpot. (Native American casinos) (Native Americans)General interestRuth Denny
Indian givers. (influence of Native American languages on English) (Gleanings)General interestJack Weatherford
In praise of middlebrow: daring to admit a fondness for Gershwin, Monet, and Anne Tyler. (excerpted from The New Republic, March 2, 1992)(losing appreciation for popular culture)(includes related articles)General interestTad Friend, Joan Shelley Rubin, Lawrence W. Levine
Is any art original? Imitation is part of life. (excerpt from Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and The Person)General interestM.C. Richards
Is it only rock 'n' roll? (Nirvana, an alternative rock band achieves commercial success)General interestDick Dahl
Is Peru the Pentagon's next battlefield?General interestEric Selbin
Is there a doctor in the classroom. (Phd holders and education) (In Brief)General interestLaurie Oulette
Is there an American tribe? (the search for the American identity) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from Harper's Magazine, Jan. 1992)General interestLewis H. Lapham
Is the war in El Salvador really over? (peace settlement in El Salvador)General interestJoyce Bowers
John Corigliano. (classical musician)General interestReece Pendelton
Just how creative are you? An easy quiz to discern your undiscovered genius.General interestJeff Reid
Lenny Zeskind: a mild-mannered man bent on stopping Klansmen, skinheads, and other racists. (excerpt from Details, February 1991)General interestJames Ridgeway
Life after Roe vs. Wade. (self-administered abortion techniques)General interestMonica Bauerlein
Listening to Africa. (African development by Africans) (Africa now)General interestPierre Pradservand
Lord (or lover?) of the flies: changing views on controlling, cooperating with, and, yes, eating insects.General interestGinia Bellafante
Love for sale. (prostitution in the third world )General interestCarole Tice
Making sense of tribal strife. (tribal division; ethnic relations) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from Dissent, Spring 1992)General interestMichael Walzer
Making work into teamwork. (participatory management systems)General interestMatthew Hermann
Male answer syndrome: why men always have opinions, even on subjects they know nothing about.General interestJane Campbell
Meditation medication. (spiritual retreat centers) (In Brief)General interestDeborah Vajda
Miniature golf. (history) (Gleanings)General interestHarrell Chotas, Mary Lee Kerr
More joy! The passionate priesthood of Father Matthew Fox. (includes related article)General interestLawrence Wright, Rosemary Radford Ruether
New Democratic Party wins big in Canada.General interestRon Verzuh
No man is an island. (man's need for solitude)General interestDon Hanlon Johnson
No room at the top. (marketing strategy evaluation) (Business)General interestCraig Cox
Norris McDonald. (black activist; president of the Center for the Environment, Commerce and Energy) (Excerpt from E Magazine, Jan./Feb. 1991)General interestKevin L. McQuaid
Oh Canada! (cultural autonomy in the wake of the implementation of free trade with the US) (Mixed Media) (Column)General interestElizabeth Anderson
Op ads: counterads may be more effective than ad bans.General interestLeslie Savan
Our tobacco problem: why driving tobacco farmers out of business isn't the answer. (includes related articles)General interestChris Williams, Wendell Berry, Al Giordano, Francis Robicsek
Out on the screen. (upsurge in gay films)General interestNoah Cowan
Pathetic aesthetic. (pathetic art as social commentary)(includes related article)General interestTom McKusick, Mike Tronnes
Performance walking: be ridiculous, please. (excerpt from 'The Listening Book')General interestW.A. Mathieu
Police profiteering: are cops addicted to drug money? (In Brief)General interestAndrea Honebrink
Portarait of a grass-roots activist. (Africa now)General interestTami Hultman
Pressing for democracy. (African media and political reforms) (Africa now)General interestRichard Carver, Dan Swanson
Privacy's end: will target marketing make the '90s an Orwellian nightmare?General interestRobert Ellis Smith
Push-button democracy: pros and cons on the polling of America. (In Brief)General interestDeborah Baldwin
Rediscovering the village. (creating village communities)General interestRobert Gerloff
Red, white, and lavender: the unlikely phenomenon of gay conservatives. (In Brief)General interestChris Bull
Rethinking museums: do we have too many expectations for them?General interestRobert Gerloff
Ring my bell-bottoms. (1970s popular culture) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from Voice Literary Supplement, Dec. 1991)General interestPagan Kennedy
Rock of all ages. (rock music with relevant social issues) (Music)General interestDick Dahl
Saturday morning pushers: the toy industry takes over children's television.General interestDiane E. Levin, Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Saving America's rural landscape.General interestJohn Tibbetts
Shaking free of colonialism. (socio-political development in Africa) (Africa now)General interestAli Al'Amin Mazrui
Should I stay or should I go? (homosexuality and Christianity)General interestJoe Wakelee-Lynch
Singing for solutions: Bobby McFerrin's blend of voice, spirit, and politics.General interestPhil Catalfo
Smash the (welfare) state. (conservatives in the 1980s and 1990s) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from The Third Generation: Young Conservative Leaders Look to the Future)General interestLaura Ingraham
Socially conscious creativity helps heal society's ills. But is "value-based art" art or therapy? (excerpt from The Reenchantment of Art)General interestSuzy Gablik
So you want to be a pundit? Four easy steps to fame, fortune, and fatuousness. (includes related article)General interestEric Alterman, David Croteau, William Hoynes
Stand and deliver. (issues concerning US public school system)(includes related article)General interestWilliam Greider
Start making sense. (band lyrics) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from the Special to Utne Reader)General interestJim DeRogatis
Star wars: the sequel. (arms in space)General interestMiles Harvey
Sustainable forestry. (lumber industry)General interestJohn Tibbetts
Sweet home Arkansas. (Environmental Congress of Arkansas; environmental movement)(includes related article on the environmental movement) (Excerpt from Outside, Jan. 1992)General interestDonovan Webster
Take me to the Mardi Gras. (New Orleans' carnival)General interestEric Bookhardt
Taking the bungee plunge. (popularity of high-risk sports)General interestGinia Bellafante
Tell me more. (the importance of listening)(excerpts from a book by Brenda Ueland)General interestBrenda Ueland
Temp work blues. (temporary employment aspects in the US)General interestMiles Harvey
The big lie about workfare. (programs that require welfare recipients to get job training)General interestNoah Cowan
The body politic. (fitness enthusiasts)General interestRobert Chianese
The boomers' search for community. (baby boom generation) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from The New Individualists: The Generation After the Organization Man)General interestPaul Leinberger, Bruce Tucker
The case against carnival: drunkenness, gluttony, and lust are nothing to celebrate.General interest 
The coming tribal wars. (ethnic divisions in the US) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from In These Times, Nov. 6, 1991)General interestSalim Muwakkil
The great pretender. (evaluation of pathological liars)(includes related articles) (Cover Story)General interestEdward Dolnick
The hard sell: there's little escape from 'round the clock marketing messages. (Cover Story)General interestDeborah Baldwin
The instinct to beautify links past and future. (aesthetic tradition)General interestKamaladevi Chattopadhyay
The listening cure: psychology of the mind urges clients to heal old wounds by living in the present.General interestTeo Furtado
The morality of muscle tone.General interestBarbara Ehrenreich
The neo-traditional revolution. (urban planners to channel suburban growth into village-like communities)General interestTodd W. Bressi
The new face of environmentalism. (grass-roots environmentalism)(includes related article on grass-roots anti-environmental movement) (Excerpt from World Policy Journal, Winter 1991/1992)General interestMark Dowie
The new unionism: in changing times, labor needs to broaden its view. (labor unions)(includes related article)General interestMichael Maccoby
Therapy keeps us from changing the world. (James Hillman) (Interview)General interestSy Safransky
The return of the extended family. (benefits of prolonged living with the family) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from The Washington Monthly, April 1992)General interestKatherine Boo
The roads go on forever? A new transportation law will open the way for more transit and bike funding - if we act now. (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act)General interestJoseph Mendelson
The roots of the crisis. (Western influence on African development) (Africa now)General interestGayle Smith
The second coming of the small town. (includes related article)General interestAndres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
The silent epidemic. (increasing occupational health hazards in the US; National Safe Workplace Institute study on occupational safety) (In Brief)General interestSue Murray
The state of Hawaii's nation. (sovereignty movement in Hawaii)(includes related article)General interestJan Morris
The two kings. (Jesus Christ; Elvis Presley; satire) (Back Page)(Reprint from The Nose)General interestA.J. Jacobs
The unquiet death of Robert Harris. (evaluation of death penalty)(includes related article)General interestMichael Kroll
The verdict on juries. (Rodney King trial and its effect on the legal system) (Law)General interestAndrea Honebrink
The ways we lie. (cover story)(includes related articles)General interestStephanie Ericsson
Time dollars: this rich new idea offers hope of solving social problems in an era of fiscal austerity. (alternative currency)General interestRalph Nader, Gloria Steinem
Tofu politics: is labor the loser in the new brand of radical politics?General interestL.A. Kauffman
Top 10 censored stories of '91.General interestChris Norris, Peter Tira
Tribalism salon. (group discussions on the importance of being tribal) (Neighborhood Salon)General interest 
Tribal wisdom. (analysis of tribal culture and tradition)(includes related article) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World)General interestDavid Maybury-Lewis
UFOs: going round in circles? If flying saucers don't exist, why do so many people keep seeing them? (unidentified flying objects)General interestDennis Stacy
Voting green: in spite of - or because of - voters' cynicism, green politics is on its way to becoming a potent force. (environmental politics)(includes list of environmental protection proponents)General interestCarol Grunewald Rifkin
Want a tribe? Stay put. (group identity; citizenship) (On the Importance of Being Tribal and the Prospects for Creating Multicultural Community)(Excerpt from a Speech by Gary Snyder at the Center for California Studies on Feb. 6, 1992)General interestGary Snyder
Want to be creative? Don't do anything! (excerpt from 'If You Want to Write')General interestBrenda Ueland
Whatever happened to "women's music?"General interestTerri Sutton
What is psychology of the mind?General interestCraig Comstock
When the personal gets political. (performance art)General interestSteven Durland
Where were we when East Timor was invaded?General interestTeresa Opheim
Who's afraid of Japan? (Japanese political stagnation)General interestJon Spayde
Who was this man Jesus? (Jesus Christ, historical aspects) (Religion)General interestDanny Duncan Collum
Why it matters that George Bush is an ex-CIA director.General interestJohn Stockwell
Why young people hate boomers. (baby boom generation) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from This Magazine, Dec. 1991/ Feb. 1992)General interestMoira Farr
Yes, America, there is a counterculture. (alternative press) (After the Boom)(Excerpt from the Z Magazine, Sept. 1991)General interestJason Pramas
Your money or your life? With frugality, you get both. (includes related article)General interestVicki Robin, Joseph Kulin, Joe Dominguez
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