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Civil Unrest

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    'Hundreds' of Vancouver Rioters Soon to Be Charged, Says Police Chief

    ​The 2011 Vancouver Hockey Riots, a.k.a. the Largest Crime that Facebook Ever Solved, is soon to finally move to a court room--make that several dozen court rooms if possible.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Occupy Seattle Finds Pleasant Arrangement for Protestors, While Other Demonstrators Get Arrested, Pepper-Sprayed, and Shot

    ​"Seattle Nice" dictates that even if people from Seattle don't like someone or something, they'll still be pleasant and polite enough that you might not know it. For an example of this, one need only look at how Occupy Seattle protestors fared, compared recently with other cities' demonstrat ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    The Man From Miami

    One of the 11 candidates for Seattle police chief had some dark times in the Sunshine State.

  • Arts

    November 25, 2009

    The Fussy Eye: Riot Lite

    One of the 11 candidates for Seattle police chief had some dark times in the Sunshine State.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Music: The Great Messenger

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    You Can't Blow Up A Social Relationship

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2008

    Raj Patel

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2006

    Attention WTO Turtles, Charlize needs you

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2006

    Microsoft's Pods

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    Another Election Contested

    That of Ethiopia, where corruption is real.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    What the Cops Learned

    Why there won't be another 'Seattle.'

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    News Clips— We want Westlake!

    Why there won't be another 'Seattle.'

  • News

    November 29, 2000

    See you in court

    From small-time claims to a major class action, the city is being assailed for its WTO offenses.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    An FBI symposium

    From small-time claims to a major class action, the city is being assailed for its WTO offenses.

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    "Body image is such an obsession . . . and I'm like the rest; I enjoy the sight of a muscular in-shape guy."

    From small-time claims to a major class action, the city is being assailed for its WTO offenses.

  • Arts

    June 14, 2000

    Art for protest's sake

    The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2000

    New from: SKAGIT BOOKS

    The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.

  • Diversions

    May 17, 2000

    Does Capitol Hill have the bomb?

    The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.

  • News

    March 22, 2000

    Chemical cops

    Critics charge too little is known about the health effects of the tear gas and pepper spray used by Seattle police during the WTO demonstrations.

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Get the Schell out

    Critics charge too little is known about the health effects of the tear gas and pepper spray used by Seattle police during the WTO demonstrations.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    WTO Incidents

    Report Police Misconduct to the ACLU

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Dispatches

    Fallout from the WTO.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Schell shocked

    How a free-trade photo op turned into a politician's nightmare.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    Riot journal

    The cops replace the WTO as the target of protesters' fear and anger in the last battle in Seattle.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    The day the WTO stood still

    How the protesters shut down Seattle.

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