‘If the transition to Obama is to become the end of an era as well as the end of an error,’ says food and agriculture activist and author Wayne Roberts, then ‘the legacy of Bill Clinton as well as George Bush will need to be overcome.’
November 2008's Issue
As the war in Afghanistan intensifies we ask Afghan writers and journalists how they see events unfolding and what they think their country needs to end decades of violent conflict.
Not surprisingly, what they have to say is rather different from the statements emanating from Western politicians and mainstream media pundits.
This month’s issue of the New Internationalist gives you a different - and more authentic - perspective on one of the world’s key issues. Not only are the articles written by Afghans, but the images too are the work of first-rate photographers and cartoonists from the country.
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An historic opportunity for transformation
Late-night meetings between Asian and European social movements produced the beginnings of a manifesto for change – the ‘Beijing Declaration’.
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Nominees for Most Artful Tax Dodger
New Internationalist’s list of nominees for Most Artful Tax Dodger.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- 20 Nov 2008
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And the New Internationalist Award for Most Artful Tax Dodger goes to...
- New Internationalist Editorial
- 20 Nov 2008
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Clean start – creating a fair economy
Out of the ashes of the crash, how are we to create a fairer future? New Internationalist asks leading experts from around the world to focus on specific areas and propose practical action for change.
- 19 Nov 2008
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The road to meltdown
How did we get here? David Ransom takes a global – and historical – look.
- David Ransom
- 19 Nov 2008
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The Solution That Wasn't
Lorena Luo in Beijing debunks the idea of a New Green Revolution.
- Lorena Luo
- 19 Nov 2008
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Rice under threat
The Pesticide Action Network reports from Penang on the threat to China’s staple food.
- Clare Westwood
- 18 Nov 2008
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Let us hope
Hope was a key word in the campaign of newly elected US President Barack Obama. Americans and citizens around the world were stirred by Obama’s oratorical prowess and his vision of change. Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano is optimistic.
- Eduardo Galeano
- 14 Nov 2008
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Afghanistan on the edge
And the West acting like it knows best… again. Isn’t it time we listened to Afghans, asks Vanessa Baird?
- Vanessa Baird
- 1 Nov 2008
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Beyond the burqa
Sex, dating and the struggle for modernity, by Zuhra Bahman.
- Zuhra Bahman
- 1 Nov 2008
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Good Dick
An off-beat LA-based comedy as a solitary, hostile young woman with a porn addiction. Written and directed by Marianna Palka
- Malcolm Lewis
- 1 Nov 2008
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A Certain Woman
Winner of the best novel prize at Cairo International Book Fair, Hala El Badry writes about her life as an Arabic woman.
- Peter Whittaker
- 1 Nov 2008
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Losing Afghans
How to lose friends and alienate people, by Kabul defence journalist, Khabaryal.
Bamboo bikes
Bamboo is so tough and so plentiful it’s used for construction scaffolding all aver Asia. So why not use it to build bikes? It seemed like a good idea to design maestro Craig Calfee and to the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City. The two have teamed up to build better bikes for poor Africans in rural areas and stimulate the local bicycle industry in a number of African countries. The NI talked to Bamboo Bike Project co-ordinator and Columbia scientist David Ho.
Votes for women
For the first time ever women will outnumber men in a national parliament.
- 1 Nov 2008
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The blight of impunity
Human rights activist Horia Mosadiq takes her Government to task.
- Horia Mosadiq
- 1 Nov 2008
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Hunger
A horrific and unforgettable film about the 1981 Bobby Sands hunger strike directed and co-written by Steve McQueen
- Malcolm Lewis
- 1 Nov 2008
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9/11 Contradictions
25 contradictions about that day in New York by David Ray Griffin
- Peter Whittaker
- 1 Nov 2008
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Waiting in line
The special Cuban art of queuing dissected by Leonardo Padura Fuentes.
- Leonardo Padura Fuentes
- 1 Nov 2008
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Big Bad World 417 - Goodbye Dubyameister
Polyp says a fond farewell to the Dubyameister
Everything that Happens Will Happen Today
The second album by David Byrne and Brian Eno
- Louise Gray
- 1 Nov 2008
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Alan Greenspan
Looking for someone to blame for the collapse of capitalism as we have known and hated it? Alan Greenspan is as good a target as any.
- 1 Nov 2008
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Pedal power
When it comes to the future, the car simply can’t compete. Chris Webb charts the comeback of the people’s best friend – the humble bicycle. And you can even make one out of bamboo.
- Chris Webb
- 1 Nov 2008
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The lightest touch
From brandished bottoms to a difficult death, Maria Golia plays nurse for her neighbours.
- Maria Golia
- 1 Nov 2008
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Hearts and minds
Afghan views on WHAM – a key strategy of the coalition forces’ war against the Taliban. Pictures from AINA’s gallery.
- 1 Nov 2008
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