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Country profile: Zambia

Mary Namakando digs out facts and ratings on one of Southern Africa's most politically stable countries and probes President Sata's grapple with corruption.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
The dirt on Teodoro Obiang James Akena/Reuters

The dirt on Teodoro Obiang

Time to take aim at the tyrannical President of Equatorial Guinea in this month's 'Worldbeater'.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
Margaret Thatcher is The Iron LadyAP Photo/Scott Applewhite

Horror flick: Mrs T at the multiplex

Forget Scream, The Exorcist and Jaws: The nightmare on Downing Street is coming to a cinema near you.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
Why America's 99% have rebelled Photo by David Shankbone under a CC Licence

Why America's 99% have rebelled

The majority has had enough, says Mark Engler.

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NI 448 - The arms trade - December, 2011
Illustrations by David Dees, a conspiracy theory artist, including one of his explicit Holocaust denial pieces. His work, which also covers corporate power, 9/11, 'chemtrails' and GMO foods, regularly appears on conspiracy websites and videos. The majority of these users promote him without being aware of his 'Holohoax' and climate change denial views.

Challenging the politics of paranoia

Cartoonist Polyp explores conspiracy theories and finds them not just dotty but dangerous.

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NI 440 - Up in arms - March, 2011

Corporate Influence - The Facts

The facts and figures of party funding, lobbying and the big names involved.

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NI 439 - Who's pushing politicians' buttons? - January, 2011

The missing pieces

Is hell really other people? Vanessa Baird concludes with some sobering facts and reflections on equality.

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NI 429 - Too many of us? The population panic. - January, 2010
Stacking up the yuan: At the end of September 2008, the savings of Chinese people ($2.92 trillion) outstripped their loans almost 6 to 1.Reuters / Stringer in China

The yuan plays the dollar

Egyptian economist Gouda Abdel-Khalek talks with Rowenna Davis about China’s political plays in the Middle East.

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NI 423 - China in charge - June, 2009
Gathering strength at the World Social Forum, Belém, in February 2009. Photo: Paulo Santos / Reuters

Financial meltdown and the Age of Possibility

As the empire of international finance collapses, David Ransom finds the chance to reset the compass towards democracy, equality and the survival of our planet.

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NI 421 - Put people first - April, 2009

Degrees of delusion

Yang Ailun and David Spratt on why politicians are failing.

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NI 419 - Climate justice - January, 2009

The blight of impunity

Human rights activist Horia Mosadiq takes her Government to task.

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NI 417 - Through Afghan eyes - November, 2008
Photo: Carlos Barria / REUTERS

John McCain

Presidential hopeful John McCain gets the treatment

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NI 413 - Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil - July, 2008

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
The arms trade December, 2011
Up in arms March, 2011
Who's pushing politicians' buttons? January, 2011
Too many of us? The population panic. January, 2010
China in charge June, 2009
Put people first April, 2009
Climate justice January, 2009
Through Afghan eyes November, 2008
Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil July, 2008
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