Cover photo “Pump ‘er up”
by Derek Powazek, ephemera.org
November 2004
Biodiesel Road Warriors
On the Road with Aphrodesia
A local Afro-beat band crosses the country to register voters, and beat bushes outside the GOP convention in New York. But when Aphrodesia’s band revs up, its bus burns biodiesel. A bass player tells what happens when the humidity meter “hits the trillions.”
by EZRA GALE
Biodiesel Roadtrip
When Louisa Aronow moved from Massachusetts to California, she made the move in a veggie-fueled Jetta. More diesel drivers are making the switch to this clean renewable fuel. In a hurry? You can hit 117 mph on a tankful of olive oil.
by LOUISA ARONOW
November 3rd & Beyond
Whoever wins in November will face a dysfunctional democracy, monopoly media, corporate cronyism and economic apartheid. The founder of the Elmwood Institute has a plan for how we can all work to restore peace, justice, and the American way.
by ANDRE CAROTHERS
Get Involved
Here are some local organizations that need your help in the fight for political, economic, corporate, and spiritual rebirth.
by GAR SMITH
The Taste Test
Some lessons of war are so bitter that the survivors never share their stories. Combat vets know first-hand what horrible damage war can do to fragile human bodies. Here is one Vietnam medic’s memoir of what the Masters of War always ignore.
by BILL LARSEN
Gregory Bateson: Mindful Wizard
Gregory Bateson (1904-1980) ranks alongside Einstein as one of the 20th Century’s towering thinkers. Bateson explored the multiple worlds of anthropology, biology, cybernetics, schizophrenia, and ecology in search of the “Pattern of patterns.” A centennial conference at UC Berkeley honors his amazing legacy.
by CARL NAGIN
The Goddess of Small Kitchens
From rock-climbing to community organizing, Oakland’s Ritu Primlani is a tenacious fighter. Her latest crusade: showing how Green Restaurants can save owners money while saving the planet.
by GAR SMITH
Give Something Back
Inspired by Paul Newman’s model of community-based capitalism, two visionary entrepreneurs founded an upstart start-up that gives away its profits and still became the largest independent office supplies dealer in the West.
by TERRY O’KEEFE
Journeys: Escape To Canada
In search of a safe-house far from his fears of an American Police State, a writer repairs to Canada’s Malcolm Island for two weeks of downtime among breaching orcas, wilderness, and indigenous culture — all he needs to remember what we’re fighting to protect.
by ALLAN HUNT BADINER
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