In this issue, Briarpatch reflects on a coast-to-coast tour of intentional communities, contracts malaria on the Thai-Burma border, takes a critical look at the colour of environmentalism in Canada, investigates the recent introduction of genetically modified yeast into Canadian wine, and more.
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features
trail-blazing
By Shayna Stock & Dominique Fenton
Lessons from a cross-Canada community road trip.
blind drunk
by Aruna Handa
What the label on a Canadian wine bottle won’t tell you.
malaria as a weapon of war
by Robert Semeniuk
A veteran photojournalist reports on the daily struggles of life on the Thai/Burma border.
‘green’ prospects
by Tyler McCreary
Exploring the conflicting priorities between environment & development in B.C.’s northwest.
green is not the only colour
by Beenash Jafri & Karen Okamoto
Two activists reflect on the state of anti-racist environmentalism in Canada.
departments
letter from the editor
Strange times call for bold moves.
letters to the editor
Israel/Palestine, depressing workplaces, unsettled congregations, and the ethics of hunting.
luz: girl of the knowing
Episodes 1-3 of a peak oil comic by Claudia Dávila.
review
Peter Pigott’s Canada in Afghanistan: The war so far
Reviewed by Richard Alan Leach
quotes from the underground
Arundhati Roy, Terry Eagleton, Studs Terkel, James Baldwin, John Pilger, Susan George & Peter Carey
parting shots
New Government, Old Problems
by Paul Beingessner
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