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Adam Hochschild's brilliant and damning "King Leopold's Ghost" describes the early colonization and exploitation of the Congo. Long before Sierra Leone, Belgium's colonial army encouraged the amputation of body parts as proof that native soldiers had actually killed their enemies. Former Financial Times correspondent Michela Wrong's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lumumba: Lost Prince of an African Renaissance? | 6/22/2001 | See Source »

In fact, isolation is a much better predictor of desperate acts than anything anyone would ever say out loud. If Yates didn't have much objectivity about herself, she wouldn't have had that voice inside saying, "Hey, shouldn't you talk to someone about this?" Instead, she'd become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychology of Murder | 6/21/2001 | See Source »

So as Mondavi examines its options elsewhere, Aniane can serve as a cautionary tale. The firm may not have done enough to reassure local people about what they stood to gain. "If you want to work successfully in France, you've got to be totally sensitive to local culture and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Case of Sour Grapes | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

If Brazill didn't at that instant grasp the grim future that awaits him, it probably won't take him long. Next month the judge will mete out a sentence that could mean a lifetime in prison. And if Brazill needs a clearer picture of what's in store for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voices From The Cell | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

HUMANE LETTERS For using "language of song as a weapon against isolation and indifference"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Dr. Bon Jovi | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

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