Product Description: Praised by The New York Times as "one of the most distinctive voices in magazine journalism, " the Utne Reader's mission has been to uncover the important and inspiring news that the major media overlooks. Now, with that same dedication, the editors of Utne have profiled more than sixty of the world's most original thinkers who are often right at the center of that news, focusing on their ideas, their inspiration, and their visions of the future...read more

Essays compiled from 'The Utne Reader' feature such contemporary thinkers as Noam Chomsky, Ani DiFranco, bell hooks, Bobby McFerrin, Vandana Shiva, and Alice Waters.