March 2002, Enron, Anthrax, 9/11

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Volume 50, Number 7 

Toward Freedom:
A Progressive Perspective on World Events   
February/March 2002    (Vol. 50, No. 7)

ZIMBABWE VOTES
Mugabe’s Last Stand
The anatomy of a rigged next election
JAMAL JAFARI

HIGH CRIMES
Enron’s Global Game    
Beyond the domestic fallout lies a sordid saga of
government-business collusion to control energy supplies
GREG GUMA

AFTERSHOCKS
Big Brother Is Back
Terrorism provides the excuse for intrusive surveillance tactics
JOHN HORVATH

Assault on Openness
Western democracies are rebuilding official walls of secrecy
RON CHEPESIUK

Beyond Anthrax
When it comes to germs, bioweapons are just part of the problem
AL HUEBNER

TF REPORTS

Asia
A Convenient Emergency 
Nepal uses Sept. 11 as a pretext for repression and war  
BARBARA NIMRI AZIZ

Americas
Argentina’s Glass Ceiling  
Despite rising numbers, women politicians still lack clout
JORGE SAN PEDRO

DEPARTMENTS
Guest Editorial: Outmaneuvering the WTO
MIKE PROKOSCH

Notebook
Top Story: Burmese Junta Stalls on Reform

TF Foundation News
Top Story: Dellinger Takes on ACLU
Also: Nonviolent Warriors CD Released * Prison Justice Project  * Dramatizing
Repression 

Review
Acting Heroes  
In Vanuatu, a theater troupe offers hope in one small bag
N. J. JOHNSTON

Last Words
Patriarchy in Disguise  Women feel the effects of the US economic downturn
ELAYNE CLIFT