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Sandinista National Liberation Front

  • News

    September 28, 2011

    Jason Puracal's Nightmare

    Why is this Seattleite in a Nicaraguan prison?

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Why Is UW Grad Jason Puracal Condemned to 22 Years in a Horrible Nicaraguan Prison?

    Image SourceJason Puracal, with wife Scarleth and son Jabu.​Last November, when Janis Puracal heard that her older brother had been arrested in Nicaragua, the 32-year-old civil litgator working in downtown Seattle got on the next flight to the Central American country. "I thought we'd get hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Jason Puracal, Tacoma Man Jailed In Nicaragua, Is There On Bogus Charges, Says Ex-FBI Agent

    ​Jason Puracal and his supporters are hoping for someone, anyone, to take interest in his plight. Locked in a Nicaraguan jail cell on charges of money laundering and drug trafficking--charges he strongly denies--the 34-year-old Tacoma-raised man and his friends and family have tried and failed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2009

    Safeway Playlist Anomalies

    It's a given that, when we enter the Gap, American Apparel, Starbucks, or corner bar, the ambient music has been precisely selected to encourage our shopping and spending. Muzak was once based in Seattle, and its ethos lingers in every retail environment: Make the customer feel comfortable, hip, so ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2007

    Cyann & Ben, Kristin Hersh, Richard Swift, The Good, the Bad & the Queen

    It's a given that, when we enter the Gap, American Apparel, Starbucks, or corner bar, the ambient music has been precisely selected to encourage our shopping and spending. Muzak was once based in Seattle, and its ethos lingers in every retail environment: Make the customer feel comfortable, hip, so ... More >>

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Hong Tran

    Best Immigrant U.S. Senate Candidate

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    The Great Escape

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    Austintatious

    Does South by Southwest serve a higher purpose, or is it merely an excuse to go on a weeklong bender?

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Up in Heaven

    Joe Strummer: 1952-2002.

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Death by chopper

    Boeing pays $61 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit.

  • Music

    December 1, 1999

    Beastie Boys, Melanie C and more

    Boeing pays $61 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit.

  • News

    September 16, 1998

    The National Starr

    Boeing pays $61 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit.

  • Music

    June 24, 1998

    Can Music Save the World?

    The organizers of the annual Tibetan Freedom Concert think so.

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