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In Balance (formerly known as Enough!) features thoughtful articles by noteworthy authors, tips on living in balance and buying green, activist tools, humor, and the latest news on consumption issues.

IB 41 CoverIn Balance No.41 - Purchase
The Power of Green
by Thomas L. Friedman

In Balance No.40 - Purchase

In Balance No. 39 - Purchase
Are We Ready for a New Kind of Capitalism?
By Peter Barnes

Business Unusual
By Jason Mark and Kevin Danaher

In Balance No. 38 - Purchase
What Does Not Buying Really Look Like? An Exporation of Less During a Time of Excess
By Anna White

Last-Minute Stress-Busters and Nonmaterial Gifts
By Jennifer Errick


In Balance No. 37 - Purchase
What’s the Economy for, Anyway?
By John de Graaf

The Human Angle Behind Greener Cars: Pictures and Stories Move Automakers; New Poll Shows Attitudes Going Green
By Dave Tilford

In Balance No. 36 - Purchase
Helping Kids Breathe Easier
By Andrew Korfhage

Love Is Green
by New American Dream Staff

In Balance No. 35 - Purchase

Defending Our Common Wealth
by Scott Russell Sanders

Five Issues with Impact: Tips for Making Responsible Consumer Choices
by Steven Krieger


In Balance No.34 - Purchase

Debt, Security, and the American Dream
By Jennifer Errick

Good Gifting: Spend Time Instead of Money
By Patricia Charles

Buy Green - Energy Offset Credits
by Dorcas Taylor

In Balance No. 33 - Purchase
The Parallel Universe Problem
Is a Sustainable Economy Possible?
- Six Environmental and Economic Leaders Weigh In

Living Abroad and Bringing Peace Home
- Former Peace Corps volunteers reflect on their service

In Balance No. 32 - Purchase
Treading Lightly in Your Travels
Tips for Greening Your Next Trip
By Tedd R. Saunders

Turning Down the Heat
Action on Climate Change Challenges Business As Usual
By Dave Tilford

In Balance No.31 - Purchase
Exercising Simplicity (pdf 33kb)
Use environmentally friendly muscle power instead of fossil fuels
By Robin Burfield

The Innate Drive to Possess
From a sermon by The Reverend Robert G. Hardies

In Balance, no. 30 - Purchase
Not Sold in Stores: Ways to Save Money, Protect the Planet, and Spread Cheer
By Jennifer Errick

Thinking Big to Move Markets: The growing power of large institutions buying green
By Kelly Panciera

In Balance, no. 29 - Purchase
Vote. Volunteer. Make a Difference!
By Betsy Taylor

Survey Confirms that Americans Are Overworked, Overspent, and Rethinking the American Dream
By Sarah Roberts

Enough! No.28 - Purchase
Back to School Buying Guide: For eco-savvy parents and their kids
By P. W. McRandle

Summertime and the Livin’ Is Easy... Or Is It?
By Richard Mahler

Enough! No. 27 - Purchase
Social Justice vs. the Cheap Sweater
- Unsustainable Consumption and the Global Economy

By Juliet Schor

Home Green Home: Tips for House Hunters
By Naomi Friedman

Enough! No. 26 - Purchase
A Feast for the Senses
by Amy Rutledge

The Hype on Hybrids
by Naomi Friedman

TV Turnoff Week Activities
by Rhea Strnad

Enough! No. 25 - Purchase
Green Home Cleaning Tips
Fortunately, using the safest household cleaners
doesn't need to be costly or time-consuming

by Jennifer Errick

Enough! No. 24 - Purchase
Draining the Blue Planet:
A Special Feature on Water Scarcity

by Dave Tilford

Safe at Home?
The Interconnected Strands of Consumption,
Environment and Global Security

by Eric Brown

Enough! No. 23
What Do You Really Want That Money Can't Buy?
by Dave Tilford

Short on Time? Take Yours Back!
by John de Graaf

Car Insurance for the Driving Reluctant
By Sean Sheehan

Enough! No. 22 - Purchase
Four Steps to a More Meaningful,
Less Commercial Holiday — with Kids

by Marie Sherlock

Access of Oil
by Dave Tilford

Enough! No. 21 - Purchase
Fuzzy Math: Cook the Planet, Cook the Books, Call it Growth
by Jonathan Rowe

Have a Breakdown, the Environmentally Friendly Way
by Dave Tilford

Enough! No. 20 - Purchase
Food & The City (pdf)
by Wayne Roberts

Fight Global Warming for $1 a Day
by Mike Tidwell

Enough! No. 19 - Purchase
Reading, Writing and ... Retail? (pdf)
by Eric Brown
In Praise of Unsung Heroes (pdf)
by Scot Case

Enough! No. 18 - Purchase
Tis the Season for Meaning (pdf)
by Eric Brown
Member Tips for a Happy Holiday (pdf)
by Center Members and Friends

Enough! No. 17 - Purchase
Re-Envisioning Work (pdf)
by Tim Munson
Growing Up Without in a Land of Excess (pdf)
by Elizabeth Chin

Enough! No. 16 - Purchase
Turn the Tide: Nine Actions for the Planet (pdf)

Enough! No. 15 - Purchase
The Brightest Star in the Sky (pdf)
by Alan AtKisson
The "American Dream" Invades India (pdf)
by Dr. Roopa Vajpeyi

Enough! No. 14 - Purchase
Saving the Earth, Saving our Souls (pdf)
by Gordon Aeschliman
All That Glitters
by Mary Pipher

Enough! No. 13 - Purchase
How's a Green Group to Survive Without Junkmail?
by Donella Meadows
Wanted: Silicon Valley Toxic Avengers (pdf)
by Ted Smith

Enough! No. 12 - Purchase
Building Consumer Demand for Sustainable Goods (pdf)
by Betsy Taylor
Wealth, Well-Being and The New American Dream (pdf)
by David G. Myers

Enough! No. 11 - Purchase
Toward a New Energy Ethic (pdf)
by Seth Dunn
How We Lost the Silence (pdf)
by Richard Mahler

Enough! No. 10 - Purchase

Enough! No. 9
Hidden Connections: Crops, Cows, Cola and the Demise of Diversity (pdf) by Dave Tilford
Sports for Sale (pdf)
by Sean Sheehan

Enough! No. 8
Can We Have Social Justice In A Commercial Culture?
by Betsy Taylor
Selling Discontent
by Anna White

Enough! No. 7
Road to Nowhere: The Automobile, Sprawl, and the Illusory Suburban Dream
by Hank Dittmar
Biodiversity to Go: The Hidden Costs of Beef Consumption
by Dave Tilford
Fair Trade
by Eric Brown
Community Supported Agriculture
by Katie Milligan

Enough! No. 6 - Purchase
Hundred Dollar Holiday
by Bill McKibben

Enough! No. 5 - Purchase
Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow -- Goodbye Joneses, Hello, Bill Gates by Juliet Schor
Consuming with the Environment in Mind
by Warren Leon
The Paper Chase by Dave Tilford
Cut the Crap! -- Tips for Decreasing Junk Mail
Think Before You Drink: Sustainable Coffee Suppliers

Enough! No. 4 - Purchase
TV -- or not TV - online conversation excerpts
Simplicity Circles are rippling out to thousands
by Cecile Andrews
Four books have great advice on how to cut back and live better -book review

Enough! No. 3
Majority of Americans would trade pay for less stress
Center convenes town meeting in Chicago with host Scott Simon

Enough! No. 2
How do our kids get so caught up in consumerism?
by Brian Swimme, Ph.D.
Voices from Earth Summit +5
The joy of responsible gift-giving

Enough! No. 1
"Does economic growth improve human morale?"
by David G. Myers, Ph.D.
America, how much is enough? - The Center for a New American Dream kicks off national campaign
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