We take a special look at Africa. PA contributing writer Libero Della Piana examines the basis for a renewed interest in Africa and provides some key background on some key issues on the continent. Vijay Prashad dissects the recent Bush administration to establish AFRICOM, a military contingent focused on African developments. The Sudanese Communist Party details its position on the Darfur crisis and political solutions to the problems there. PA Managing Editor Joel Wendland writes on the Crandall Canon Mine collapse and the drive for profit that caused it. Also find book reviews, a short story, poetry, and many other interesting items.
PA Editors
Departments:
04 Letters
06 Commentary
Sounding off about Religious Extremism
By Anna Bates
Puerto Rico takes its case to the
United Nations By José A. Soler
08 International Notes
By Thomas Riggins
09 Marxist IQ
12 Book Reviews
Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919
Reviewed by Clara West
The Second Gilded Age: The Great Reaction in the United States 1973-2000
Reviewed by Ed Bloomer
14 Poetry
Cuba is a Poem
By Everett Hoagland
Union Road
By Mary Fell
5 Female Poets Next to a Block of ice
By Anne Waldman
37 Fiction
The Shadow Man, Part 2
By Karin Coddon
Features:
Cover Story
The Eagle Flies Over Africa
US military interest in Africa has grown. Wonder why?
By Vijay Prashad
16 Crandall Canyon Miners Demand Safety Before Profit
The story of how Crandall Canyon mine owner Robert Murray put profit before human life.
By Joel Wendland
20 Darfur: The Crisis and the Tragedy
Sudanese Communists sound off on Darfur crisis and potential solutions.
By Fathi M. El Fadl
28 Africa Today
A look at political and social developments in the world’s poorest continent.
By Libero Della Piana
32 Tactics: A Marxist Guide
How to figure out the best means of waging the struggle and winning or how, why and when to retreat.
By Daniel Rubin
