FREE THOUGHTS

FIRST WORD by Doug Collins
Why Progressives Should Listen to Conservatives

READER MAIL
Inside, Soon to be Outside; Subscriptions and Sterilizations; etc.

NORTHWEST & BEYOND compiled by S. Cobaugh
North Central WA Democrats Organize; Traveling WA Hunters Must De-bone Game; etc.

Surprises in Heaven
by Styx Mundstock

CONTACTS

NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS
contact list for progressives

DO SOMETHING! CALENDAR
Northwest activist events

ELECTIONS

How to Handle Nader
by Steven Hill and Rob Richie

IRV Debuts in San Francisco

SEATTLE ETHICS COMMISSION DROPS OPPOSITION TO ELECTION PRIVACY
from the Freedom Socialist Party

9/11

The Omission Report: Brief analysis of The 9/11 Commission Report
by Rodger Herbst

Senators Should Approach 9/11 Commission Report Cautiously

CORPORATIONS & WORKPLACE

Fair Treatment, Fair Trade Hard to Find at Starbucks
opinion by Judy Smith

THE 1934 GENERAL STRIKE CAN TEACH UNIONS HOW TO GROW
by David Bacon

THE BUSH PRESIDENCY

The Jesus Election
opinion by Todd Huffman

Betrayal of Conservatism
by Paul Schafer

An Open Letter to Republicans
from Karl Scheer

The Banality of Evil
opinion by Donald Torrence

MEDIA

MEDIA BEAT by Normal Solomon
Trial Balloons and Spin

LAW

The Land of the Unfree and the Home of the Unwitting

ACLU to Provide Help to Muslims and Arabs in New Round of FBI Questioning
from the ACLU of WA

WA Latinos Illegally Targeted in Immigration Sweeps
from ACLU of WA

CULTURE

RAD VIDEOS by John Rutland, ND
#20: Dirty Politics in the United States

Homeschooling
photoessay by Kristianna Baird

GOOD IDEAS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES by Joel Hanson
Combatting Unemplyment in Morocco

FOOD & HEALTH

NATURE DOC by John Ruhland, ND
Macular Degeneration, Aluminum and Mercury Toxicitiy

Petition to Make Vaccine Statistics Available
from the National Vaccine Information Center

Genetically Engineered Foods Produce Flourishing Crop of Resistance in Third World
by Jonathon Hurd