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Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples

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Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam and of the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington DC.

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Reform or die: the United Nations as second superpower

The world needs a reformed United Nations, empowered by global activism and principled governments, that can challenge United States hegemony, says Phyllis Bennis.

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