Fathers and Sons
Joseph H. Cooper : Jails & Prisons
A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.

Joseph H. Cooper : Jails & Prisons
A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.
Dave Zirin : Sports
In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.
Nicholas von Hoffman : Energy
South Africa's growth rate is outstripping its ability to generate electricity. There's a message here for us.
In South African writer Zakes Mda's fiction, the past hovers like a ghost--seductive and terrifying.
William Johnson : Labor Organizing & Activism
As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?
Peacemakers from countries that have moved from sectarian strife towards national reconciliation met with Iraq Sunnis and Shi'as in an effort to resolved the crisis.
John S. Friedman : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Two major lawsuits--filed against multinational corporations for abetting apartheid--are at a critical juncture.
As the UN racism conference begins in Durban, South Africa, a nationwide labor strike and the US's downgraded presence highlight a global North/South divide.


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