LAST WEEK, the Senate began its noisy debate on two competing versions of the so-called “Patients’ Bill of Rights.” As…
When military contractors get hold of a juicy piece of pork, they are not inclined to let go. Even when…
IN ONE OF THOSE cosmic coincidences that make life fascinating, Sen. Strom Thurmond died June 26, the day the U.S….
UNIVERSITY OF Washington officials are expecting protests over its commencement speaker this year—former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Almost…
Saint Ralph will bless us with his presence. On Presidents’ Day, after months of waiting, Ralph Nader announced his intention…
We’re from the government, and we’re here to make you sick. Monday, May 15, marked the enrollment deadline for the…
Bill Clinton was in Guatemala last week, apologizing—sort of—for our nation’s support of whichever bloodthirsty tyrants would pledge fealty to…
Three years ago, the US Navy celebrated Seafair by bringing a Trident nuclear submarine, the USS Ohio—192 warheads and all—into…
LAST WEEK, IF YOU went to www.john kerry.com and followed the links to discover Kerry’s thoughts on Iraq, you would…
In Eugene, a youth-fueled movement breaks windows to ask the big questions.
Here it was born and here it has died, but elsewhere Indymedia.org lives on.
I came. I saw. And, last Wednesday night, June 30, I left, still not one of the Believers. I hope…
Accused of insurance fraud, KIRO-AM’s progressive former talk-show host faces a criminal trial. That’s not the only quirk of his radio career.
I started writing about politics for a living only rather recently. Beforehand, my life took a lot of odd turns….
Seattle is ground zero for the co-op movement. Some of the largest and most prosperous cooperative businesses in the country…
March 20, at Benaroya Hall, Starbucks’ annual meeting will feature a new protest twist: the Frankenbean. A group called the…
Smug liberals (as represented by NPR) and smug conservatives (as represented by KVI) agree: The nail-biting presidential vote and, to…
Editor’s note: The following e-mail was intercepted by a National Security Agency data-mining program. After a delay of several days…
As the impeachment process staggered on, one of the cruelest ironies was that there have been so many better reasons…
As this year’s money-starved state legislative session winds down, the serious ammunition is being pulled out in an effort to…
