January 1999's Issue
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After the eclipse
The labour movement has seen revolution, reform and apparent defeat. But the best is yet to come, argues Jeremy Seabrook.
- Jeremy Seabrook
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Heaven, hell and spring sunshine
Chris Brazier writes a postscript for the twentieth century – and burrows into the gaping cracks in the new world order.
- Chris Brazier
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Big Bad Century
Come out from under that desk, barks cartoonist PJ Polyp - this is what we’ve all been waiting for, this is…..The Exponential Century.
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Domestic murder and the golden sea
India’s Urvashi Butalia starts her journey through the women’s century by recalling an incident chillingly close to home.
- Urvashi Butalia
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Betrayal and promise
Pre-millennial blues are understandable given the state we’re in, says Eduardo Galeano. But there’s plenty of hope of redemption out there if only you will look.
- Eduardo Galeano
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No more war heroes
Few people escaped war and its ravages entirely. But the peace movement still made a difference, believes Dorothy Thompson.
- Dorothy Thompson
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The powerboat and the planet
The NI looks back over the brief but vibrant history of the environmental movement.
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The heart of Africa
Amid attempts to wrestle with conflict in Burundi and DR Congo, former Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere reflects with Ikaweba Bunting on an anti-colonial life.
- Ikaweba Bunting
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A bunch of fives
From unsung martyrs to big ideas, from dangerous corporations to ridiculous wars, here is the century in lists of five.
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The Radical Twentieth Century
The century is being hijacked. Time to reclaim it, says Chris Brazier.
- Chris Brazier
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