new internationalist
issue 310 March 1999
PAUPER'S PROGRESS?
A history of poverty
Illustrated by Brick.
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Anti-Muslim fervour is rife – yet is being ignored by the authorities, says Lewis Garland.
Mari Marcel Thekaekara congratulates the country’s Dalit community on finally winning legal protection against discrimination.
‘The Wicked Witch is dead’ but although he’s celebrating, Alan Hughes urges us to fight on against everything she stood for.
Argument: Should prostitution be legalized?
Argument: Is it time to ditch the pursuit of economic growth?
How to change yours by Gerald Iversen.
From Gudalur to Gloucester, some unusual alliances are being forged, reports Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
Being poor in the world’s richest country, by Tom Waters.
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