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  • 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.

  • Can Soccer Stop the Violence?

    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.

  • Energy Lessons from South Africa

    Nicholas von Hoffman : Energy

    South Africa's growth rate is outstripping its ability to generate electricity. There's a message here for us.

  • Foes

    William Deresiewicz : Fiction

    J.M. Coetzee, now out with a new novel and a collection of essays, reminds us what a master he is at turning life into narrative.

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