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Act Four: the Waiting Place

Act Four: the Waiting Place

Anatomy of a Temporary Country: the life in waiting.

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Girls from Asciana NGO in Kabul exercise hard-won rights of self-expression and participation. But can these be protected in any deal with the Taliban? Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

Is talking to the Taliban a betrayal of Afghanistan’s women?

Orzala Ashraf and Michael Semple, both passionate workers for peace, have very differing points of view. Comment on our debate.

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Tree time: an Avaaz activist at 2009’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Bob Strong/Reuters

Applause: Avaaz

Avaaz, the largest global movement on the web, is giving the world a voice.

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Bearing witness Illustration: Sarah John

Bearing witness

Maria Golia savours a moment of extraordinary clarity for Egypt.

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A taste of Utopia

A taste of Utopia

It may be a leap of faith, but John Jordan and Isa Fremeaux are determined to try living the good life

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Whose miracle? Robert Scoble under a CC Licence

Whose miracle?

An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.

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Jack Mapanje Keith Pattinson

Jack Mapanje

Searching for timeless truths, enjoying freedom and watching snowflakes – poet Jack Mapanje tells Rowenna Davis about life after prison.

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Honda workers demand better pay and democratic unions: 500 striking autoworkers sparked a strike wave that shook south China in the summer of 2010. Siu Chiu/Reuters

Hard road to justice

Three personal stories of the battles being fought for workers’ rights.

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Argument: the first six debates

Argument: the first six debates

The first six debates in our regular Argument section.

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Capturing the moment when protestors at Tahrir Square learned that Mubarak was finally standing down. Yannis Behrakis/ Reuters

When people rise up...

As the ripples of rebellion spread through the Arab world, what’s next for democracy?

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When the US is involved in, say, Iraq or Afghanistan, that's called ‘stabilization’. If Iran tries to increase its influence, that's destabilization. Mohammed Ameen/Reuters

New book by Noam Chomsky

Beware Americans talking ‘stability’, warns Noam Chomsky.

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Taboo economics

Taboo economics

Marc Engler has a taboo solution to the US’s economic woes.

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Is 'ethical wealth' a contradiction?

Is 'ethical wealth' a contradiction?

Lush Cosmetics owner Mark Constantine and activist- artist Paul Fitzgerald go head to head in this month’s debate.

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This graphic is part of the Swiss-based Public Eye campaign to elect the world’s worst corporation. Foxconn is a 2011 nominee. Greenpeace

iSlave

Electronics giant Foxconn employs over a million people in China – in conditions that drive them to despair, reports Jenny Chan.

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Act Four: the Waiting Place

Anatomy of a Temporary Country: the life in waiting.

Becky Palmstrom May, 2011 442 Preview
Is talking to the Taliban a betrayal of Afghanistan’s women?

Orzala Ashraf and Michael Semple, both passionate workers for peace, have very differing points of view. Comment on our debate.

May, 2011 442 Preview
Applause: Avaaz

Avaaz, the largest global movement on the web, is giving the world a voice.

Jo Lateu May, 2011 442 Preview
Bearing witness

Maria Golia savours a moment of extraordinary clarity for Egypt.

Maria Golia April, 2011 441 Preview
A taste of Utopia

It may be a leap of faith, but John Jordan and Isa Fremeaux are determined to try living the good life

John Jordan April, 2011 441 Preview
Whose miracle?

An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.

Richard Swift April, 2011 441 Preview
Guyana

A country profile.

Rob Coates April, 2011 441 Preview
Jack Mapanje

Searching for timeless truths, enjoying freedom and watching snowflakes – poet Jack Mapanje tells Rowenna Davis about life after prison.

Rowenna Davis April, 2011 441 Preview
Hard road to justice

Three personal stories of the battles being fought for workers’ rights.

New Internationalist Editorial April, 2011 441 Preview
Argument: the first six debates

The first six debates in our regular Argument section.

April, 2011 441 Preview
When people rise up...

As the ripples of rebellion spread through the Arab world, what’s next for democracy?

Vanessa Baird April, 2011 441 Preview
New book by Noam Chomsky

Beware Americans talking ‘stability’, warns Noam Chomsky.

Noam Chomsky April, 2011 441 Preview
Taboo economics

Marc Engler has a taboo solution to the US’s economic woes.

Mark Engler April, 2011 441 Preview
Is 'ethical wealth' a contradiction?

Lush Cosmetics owner Mark Constantine and activist- artist Paul Fitzgerald go head to head in this month’s debate.

New Internationalist April, 2011 441 Preview
iSlave

Electronics giant Foxconn employs over a million people in China – in conditions that drive them to despair, reports Jenny Chan.

Jenny Chan April, 2011 441 Preview