The Shadow of Imana by Véronique Tadjo; Mema by Daniel Mengara; The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo S Ndebele; Conversing with Africa by Mukoma wa Ngugi
July 2004's Issue
Multi-million dollar legal settlements, rising taxes and tough public health campaigns can give the impression that tobacco has had its day. Not quite. The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2030 smoking will be the single biggest cause of death in the world. Reason enough for the NI to dig deeper.
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- Tineke van der Eecken
- 1 Jul 2004
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Beastly beauty
How Beirut has learned to love liposuction and tummy tucks, by Reem Haddad.
- Reem Haddad
- 1 Jul 2004
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Undercurrents News Network
Undercurrents News Network produced by Paul O'Connor and Zoe Broughton
- Vanessa Baird
- 1 Jul 2004
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Sonia Gandhi's country
Following Sonia Gandhi's refusal of the Indian premiership, Urvashi Butalia delves into the meaning of ‘nationality'.
- Urvashi Butalia
- 1 Jul 2004
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In greed we trust
Greed is good, they say – it is the motor that drives economic growth and human progress. John F Schumaker begs to differ.
- John Schumaker
- 1 Jul 2004
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The bilateral bypass
Bilateral trade agreements are doing corporations' dirty work
- Aziz Choudry
- 1 Jul 2004
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Carve up
Malaysia’s smoking culture has the big tobacco companies drooling. Mary Assunta reports.
- 1 Jul 2004
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Carlos Reyes-Manzo
The exiled Chilean photographer Carlos Reyes-Manzo amid the horror of occupied Iraq.
- Carlos Reyes-Manzo
- 1 Jul 2004
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Interview with Wangari Maathai
Environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai explains why she has joined the Kenyan Government.
- Mia MacDonald
- 1 Jul 2004
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No cash in this crop
Growing the weed has brought no relief from poverty for Kenyan farmers, says Joe Asila.
- 1 Jul 2004
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Pushing & peddling
A guided tour of tobacco promotion around the world – conducted by David Simpson and Stan Shatenstein.
- David Simpson and Stan Shatenstein
- 1 Jul 2004
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Between a rock and a hard place
A survey of legal action against Big Tobacco by Dinyar Godrej.
- 1 Jul 2004
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Smoke gets in your eyes
Hemmed in by restrictions in many parts of the world, the tobacco empire nevertheless continues to expand. Dinyar Godrej explores the contradictions.
- 1 Jul 2004
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Lost in transit
Duncan Campbell reveals the shadowy connections between cigarette smuggling and the tobacco industry.
- 1 Jul 2004
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