Worldbeaters
Taking aim at the rich and powerful
Devlet Bahçeli
In Turkey the political story is unusual: a liberal Islamic government is holding the line against the fascist-tinged nationalism of Devlet Bahçeli and his Grey Wolves youth movement.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, has been called ‘the fourth most powerful woman in the world’. But she needs the iron hands of her generals.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton, frontrunner in the race for the White House, is a woman. Unfortunately, that’s where the good news ends.
Christopher and Peter Hitchens
Estranged brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens, opinionated columnists, have completed ideological journeys from far Left to far Right.
Robert B Zoellick
Robert B Zoellick has finally reached his Promised Land as World Bank President. What can we expect?
The ISI
Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency, the ISI, finds out what it is like to be in the firing line.
Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Two for the price of one, in the shape of Tweedledum and Tweedledee
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ON THE NI SITE
The Aid Link
Are we really helping the Third World?
Soundbites - Strike at Star Wars
Soundbites - Atiq Rahman
While Hurricane Gustav swirled through the front pages of our media, the hundreds of deaths caused by extreme winds in the last month around the Caribbean and in Asia rated barely a mention.
This toxic life
They’re in our homes and our workplace, in the air we breathe and in the food we eat. Wayne Ellwood argues that toxic chemicals are changing the nature of nature.
Things to do before I retire
Things to do before I retire… humble thoughts from the diary of GW Bush, as revealed by Stefan Simanowitz
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Breathless in Beijing
Sam Geall reports on broken promises at the Olympics.
The triumph of triviality
Our culture’s tolerance for seriousness has never been lower, argues John F Schumaker.
Kabul lives
A photographic tribute to a city that has plumbed the depths.
Edible Earth
In search of bright ideas, David Ransom begins by learning some very basic lessons about how to design a more sustainable, permanent culture.
The privatization of Patagonia
Rich foreign investors are buying up huge areas of Argentina’s southern wilderness. Tomás Bril Mascarenhas exposes the new conservation conquistadores.
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