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1968: thE mystErious chEmistry of social changE MIKE MARQUSEE questions the nostalgic legacy of ‘68

16 othEr amErica: rEdraWing thE map of us politics Could Barack Obama’s campaign for the US presidency neutralise the racist ‘southern strategy?’ FRANCES FOX PIVEN and LORRAINE C MINNITE investigate

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20 Ecuador’s rEd tidE NICK BUXTON visits a constituent assembly debating a model of ecological sustainability and indigenous rights

24 a rEd guidE to italian politics The Italians face a crisis that could mean the return of Berlusconi. HILARY WAINWRIGHT reports as they prepare for the April elections

28 hopE in dark timEs EWA JASIEWICZ talks to the Kenyans trying to make peace in the wake of the agreement between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga

31 Eu spotlight: turning up thE hEat on hEalthcarE The threat of healthcare privatisation stalking Europe by WESTBY SWIFT

34 undEr thE knifE STEWART PLAYER and COLIN LEYS investigate the proponents of marketisation undermining the NHS

36 grEEns on trial The Greens often meet with suspicion from the left. Are they given a fair hearing? ALEX NUNNS weighs the evidence

41 Earning from lEarning ANDY BOWMAN introduces Manchester University’s self-styled ‘president’, professor Alan Gilbert

44 up for a fight Reforms to the abortion law are needed that extend women’s reproductive freedoms argues LAURIE PENNY

47 thE nEW racE for thE polEs The UK government is claiming an area of ocean the size of Egypt in the race to secure new oil and gas supplies JAX JACOBSEN investigates

50 Essay: thE troublEs With food RAJ PATEL explains why the world’s poorest farmers and farm workers are the only ones not to benefit from the recent soaring food prices

coVEr dEsign TOM LYNTON www.tomlynton.com