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The neighbourhood singer
Manu Chao is the Bob Dylan of the alter-globalisation movement, but many English speakers have never heard his name. Oscar Reyes caught up with him at Glastonbury
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Holding Obama’s feet to the fire
Gary Younge, Doug Henwood and others debate what Barack Obama’s candidacy means to the left
Attack Iran? Yes they can
Could the US really risk a strike on Iran? Phyllis Bennis weighs up the evidence
The ‘f’ word: feminism from ’68 to ’08
Hilary Wainwright, Sue O’Sullivan, Michelene Wandor, Lucy Whitman and Andrea d’Cruz on 40 years of feminism
The irresponsibility of the rich
With child and pensioner poverty again rising, Ruth Lister argues for a shift in the debate on inequality
We, the people of Zimbabwe
Mary Ndlovu looks at the fight against Mugabe
Pass the torch and follow the money
Garry Whannel examines the contradictory politics of the Olympics
Legalising barbarism
The new EU return directive allows ‘illegal’ migrants to be locked up for 18 months. Ben Hayes looks at the new ‘Fortress Europe’
Which part of No don’t they understand?
Westby Swift on why the Irish said No to the Lisbon treaty – and what the EU plans to do now
A walk in the hills
Raja Shehadeh takes a walk across the transformed landscape of the occupied West Bank
What’s this place?
Paul Chatterton reports on ‘autonomous social centres’
Essay
The end of the world as we know it
As fuel prices rocket and demand outstrips supply, Michael Klare sees a new world energy order emerging
Culture
Big art and Perspex panels
Steve Platt on public art
A colourful revolution
David Matthews visits the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft in Bristol
Drawing back the curtain
Osman Ahmed speaks to Amanda Sebestyen about making his art bear witness for the hidden people of Kurdistan
Grist to the radical Mill
Anthony Arblaster on the importance of J S Mill to radicals today
Booktopia
Paul Mason
Rearview
Return of the Soul: the Nakba project
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Editorial
The green goldrush
Letters
Agony subcomandauntie
Plattitudes
The world according to Steve Platt
Democracy now
David Davis, the left’s unlikely ally. By David Beetham
Natural born rebel
Peace activist Sonia Azad, aged 13
Temperature gauge
The myths behind ‘clean coal’
Activision round up
Campaigns beneath the radar
Guerrilla guides
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