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 NI (No.356)Contents 9 The liberation of Latin America David Ransom thinks Latin Americans could be the first to overturn a ruinous global orthodoxy. 11 I am the other The old Argentina has fallen apart. David Ransom goes to Buenos Aires to see what's taking its place. 16 The tick and the time bomb Michael McCaughan disentangles an explosive mix in Venezuela. 18 LATIN AMERICA-THE FACTS 20 Longing for Lula A landslide has finally delivered Brazil's first-ever working-class President. Sue Branford joins the celebrations - but keeps her eyes on the prize. 22 Sound of the soul If the Free Trade Area of the Americas is ever created, says Jim Shultz, it won't be for want of resistance in Bolivia. 23 Enough already Duncan Green on the first decade of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico. 24 The Divided States of Latin America The price of disunity through the years. 26 Under the umbrella Roberto Elissalde charts the rise, and compromise, of a 'Broad Front' in Uruguay. 27 Growing from the grassroots A new alliance forged by indigenous peoples has jointed the Government of Ecuador. Luis Angel Saavedra wonders how long they'll stay. <<REGULAR FEATURES>> 2 Letters 4 In memory of Iraq Felicity Arbuthnot recalls the doomed buildings of the country she loves. 6 Currents Where next? An NI report on the right-wing thinkers behind US foreign policy and their possible next targets: Iran, North Korea and Syria. PLUS: Seriously 29 Worldbeaters The butcher of Gujarat? India's homegrown Hitler? Or Mr Simplicity? Narendra Damodardas Modi takes the stage. 30 Mixed Media BOOKS, MUSIC, FILM review 32 Big Bad World The puppy dogs of war, in the latest Polyp cartoon. PLUS: NI Prize Crossword 33 Making waves Exiled Iraqi activist Haifa Zangana has her say on the war. 34 Essay - I'd like to know Eduardo Galeano wonders what George Bush knows that we don't. 36 Country Profile - Egypt |
