09 June 2003
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Cover story
How to stop America
George Monbiot launches the Chartist movement of the 21st century: a manifesto for a world in which every individual would have an equal say
Features
How the Prime Minister deceived us
Clare Short, for the first time, gives a full account of the events that led to her concerns over war in Iraq, her initial decision to stay in office and ultimately her resignation
It wasn't just Blair; the media also duped us
It wasn't just Blair; the media also duped us
To war over a bald patch
In Berlusconi's Italy, prudent journalists cover up the premier's deficiencies, reports Hilary Clarke
Do we need nature? A modest answer
Paul Kingsnorth submits his entry for a widely advertised essay prize. His praise for corporate efforts to turn useless green things into money seems sure to impress the judges. Or will they suspect irony?
Let's turn off Mugabe's lights
The best way to bring Zimbabwe's regime to its knees is for South Africa to cut its electricity supply, argues Peter Tatchell
Male rape, the latest weapon for Mugabe's men
Male rape, the latest weapon for Mugabe's men
Far from home, they toil to buy a fridge for Mama
For some countries, the money sent home by migrants comes to as much as a quarter of national income. Yet when the exiles return to their roots to enjoy their wealth, they are not always welcome
My crack at the spy game
Nicholas Greenslade approached the intelligence services, offering himself for work. He thought ruthlessness would be enough, but found they preferred "soft skills"
Interview
NS Interview - David Bell
The chief inspector of schools bemoans the state's failure to rescue the worst-off children from ''a cycle of failure''. David Bell interviewed by Mary Riddell
Regulars
Darcus Howe sees water but not a drop to drink
Islands where the sea is always visible, yet there is no water to drink
Competition
Win vouchers to spend at any Tesco store
Culture
Everyone's a winner
As Big Brother returns to our screens, the gimmicks of reality TV are being used to revive public interest in politics. Is this the ultimate parody of democracy?
Wrecked lives
Exhibition - Beryl Bainbridge reflects on the small reminders of a gigantic tragedy
The hippies went home happy
Music - Jason Cowley enjoys a spectacular live performance from Peter Gabriel
Film
A more talented Mr Ripley
Film - Philip Kerr on what it takes to play one of literature's most charming villains
Theatre
Questions of identity
Theatre - Sheridan Morley on Zeffirelli's return to the West End and an all-male Richard II
Television
Not the Ten O'Clock News
Television - Zoe Williams is dismayed to find prejudice and triviality in a documentary about al-Jazeera
Books
Writers in prison - Professor Sa'd ad-Din Ibrahim
Writers in prison
When the world was at one. According to the BBC broadcaster Nick Clarke, Britain is in cultural decline - and television is largely to blame. Is it really as bad as all that? By Robert Winder
The Shadow of a Nation: the changing face of Britain Nick Clarke Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 277pp, £20 ISBN 0297607707
Hard-boiled chick lit
Finding Myself Toby Litt Hamish Hamilton, 432pp, £12.99 ISBN 0241141559
Master of the unexpected
Being John McEnroe Tim Adams Yellow Jersey, 128pp, £10 ISBN 0224069616
Shadows on the wall
Return to Chauvet Cave: excavating the birthplace of art Jean Clottes Thames & Hudson, 225pp, £45 ISBN 0500511195
Fear and loathing
Reefer Madness and Other Tales from the American Underground Eric Schlosser Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 310pp, £10.99 ISBN 0713996587
Novel of the week
Timoleon Vieta Come Home Dan Rhodes Canongate, 226pp, £9.99 ISBN 184195389X
Proudly ignorant
The Making of a Philosopher Colin McGinn Scribner, 241pp, £10 ISBN 0743231791
