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G. Pascal Zachary

G. Pascal Zachary, a member of the In These Times Board of Editors, is the author of the memoir Married to Africa: A Love Story and The Diversity Advantage: Multicultural Identity in the New World Economy. From 1989 to 2001, he was a senior writer for the Wall Street Journal. Zachary has contributed articles to In These Times for more than 20 years and edits the blog Africa Works, about the political economy of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Born in Brooklyn, Zachary was raised on Long Island and studied philosophy at the University of Albany. He moved to northern California in 1978, where he joined the last staff of the Berkeley Barb, a dissenting weekly, and later was a reporter and columnist at the Santa Barbara News & Review, a worker-owned weekly. He also worked as a writer and editor for Williamette Week (Portland, Ore.), the San Jose Mercury News and Time Inc.’s Business 2.0 magazine.

Over 25 years, he has published articles in many newspapers, magazines and journals, including Foreign Policy, Fortune, In These Times, Mother Jones, Project Syndicate, The New Republic, Wilson Quarterly and Wired.

Zachary contributed a column on technological change to The New York Times in 2007 and 2008. He is the author of four books, including Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century (1997). He is currently working on a book about the new science of physical surveillance.

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- Culture
- 01 Mar 10
The Oracle of Africa

Chinua Achebe reminds us that his continent's problems are as old as colonialism. more

vol. 34, iss. 03 africa, books, international, nigeria, race
- Features
- 09 Oct 09
Get Out Now

The case for an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan. more

vol. 33, iss. 11 international, military, military, obama, war
- Views
- 19 May 09
Jacob Zuma: Sub-Saharan Populist

The anxiety over the selection of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: For the… more

vol. 33, iss. 06 africa, international, politics
- Features
- 19 Nov 05
The Trouble with French Identity

The riots in France reveal the cracks in its national project more

vol. 29, iss. 26 europe, international
- Features
- 24 Oct 05
See No Evil

How American businesses collaborate with China's repressive government more

vol. 29, iss. 24 asia, economy
- Features
- 10 Oct 03
Bush Meat

Human interference has long threatened wildlife throughout the world, including dietary habits imperiling endangered species in West Africa. But… more

vol. 27, iss. 24