April 2003's Issue
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Azad Kashmir Retains Independence Despite His Vicious Scars Of Leprosy. Photo © Ayesha Vellani / Drik Picture Library
- 5 Apr 2003
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Norse crossroads
A nationwide movement to defend the welfare state is taking off in Norway, reports Asbjørn Wahl.
- Asbjorn Wahl
- 1 Apr 2003
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Bankbusters
The boycott of World Bank bonds is spreading, writes Mihail Dafydd Evans.
- Mihail Dafydd Evans
- 1 Apr 2003
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No pain, all gain
Mark Engler sheds some light on the murky world of export credit agencies.
- Mark Engler
- 1 Apr 2003
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Crime Pays
Well, it does if you run the prison. Amanda George describes the opposition to profitable punishment in Australia.
- Amanda George
- 1 Apr 2003
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The 'B' word
So if privatization doesn’t work, what then? David Hall takes a stab at redesigning the public sector.
- David Hall
- 1 Apr 2003
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Power splurge
Cronyism is alive and well and living in the Philippines. Maitet Diokno-Pascual looks at how privatized electricity has taken consumers for a ride.
- Maitet Diokno-Pascual
- 1 Apr 2003
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The Great Privatization Grab
Like modern-day pirates, marauding corporations are hijacking our public services – while governments turn a blind eye. Wayne Ellwood debunks the privatization myth.
- Wayne Ellwood
- 1 Apr 2003
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The new apartheid
South Africa’s trade unions loudly oppose the Government’s sell-off of basic services. But the ANC isn’t listening, warns Patrick Bond.
- Patrick Bond
- 1 Apr 2003
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How to be reconciled with an oil-spill
Horatio Morpurgo writes from the devastated coast of Galicia in the wake of the Prestige disaster.
- Horatio Morpurgo
- 1 Apr 2003
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Interview with Myint Myint Wai
Exiled Burmese activist Myint Myint Wai recalls her desperate time in prison.
- Becc Galdies
- 1 Apr 2003
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Hu Jintao
Behind the bland face of China’s new leader Hu Jintao.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- 1 Apr 2003
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Gats Attacks
Evil invaders from another planet blast our precious public services. Illustration by Polyp.
- Polaris Institute
- 1 Apr 2003
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I shop, therefore I am
Has the narcissism of the market destroyed our sense of collective identity? Psychiatrist Trevor Turner argues that a preoccupation with self has spawned a new syndrome: malignant self-actualization.
- Trevor Turner
- 1 Apr 2003
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Bad Medicine
Britain’s vaunted National Health Service is reeling, hammered by lack of funding and government bumbling. But privatizing the system is not the answer, argues Allyson Pollock. GATS Attacks!
- Allyson Pollock
- 1 Apr 2003
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