TOP STORIES
Skykomish One of Nation's Top-Ten Endangered Rivers
River is "being loved to death"
The Republic of Vermont: so whatever happened to
"Cascadia"?
by Glenn Reed
NORTHWEST & BEYOND news shorts compiled by Sharlynn Cobaugh
WA court strikes down prison labor; Militarization of Port
of Olympia; Farming the seas; Monsanto buys Seminis; Homeland food security in
Montana
FREE THOUGHTS
Why There is no Five-star treatment in an airplane
by Brenda Desjardins
My Practical Living Will
by Bob Flint
Ducky Defectiveness: Are we simply a defective
culture?
by Doug Collins
READER MAIL
UW steamrolling over Icicle Valley; More ways to save watts; Taxing debate; Headstone of
the 21st Century; Real reason for Iraq War
TAXES
Shifty Business: A mini-history and critique of the
lopsided U.S. tax system
by Kathleen Merrigan
GOOD IDEAS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Tax collection in India; "Naked streets" in Holland
ENVIRONMENT
Underground Lab Still Up in the Air
by Sharlynn Cobaugh
TRASH TALK by Dave and Lillian Brummet
Efficiency in the office; Efficiency equals reduction
Gasoline: weapon of mass desctruction
cartoon and commentary by Andrew Wahl
WORKPLACE
Suit Filed To Uphold Union Democracy
from the ACLU of WA
Labor Needs a Radical Vision
by David Bacon
Iraq's Oilworkers Will Defend the Country's
Oil: Interview with Hassan Juma'a Awad
story and photo by David Bacon, with cartoon by David Logan
BOOKS
"Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas"
written by Naomi C. Rose
LAW
State Policies on Ex-felon Voting Need Repair
from the ACLU of WA, with cartoon by John Ambrosavage
BOB'S RANDOM LEGAL WISDOM by Bob Anderton
The payday lending scam
International Project to Stop 'Policy
Laundering'
from the ACLU, with cartoon by Andrew Wahl
CONTACT/ACTIVISM
Day of Action Against Caterpillar
by Alice Zillah
NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS
contact list of
subscribers who like to talk with you
DO SOMETHING CALENDAR!
Northwest activist events
MEDIA
MEDIA BEAT by Norman Solomon
When media dogs don't bark: new report on how power shapes the
news
Bill Gates to fund WA. Free Press in perpetuity
by delighted editors
WAR & PEACE
Quotes for Peace
compiled by Stan Penner
Challenge to Howard Dean on War
War critics rally support to bring troops home
from the Progressive Democrats of America
MISCELLANEOUS
Citywide Wi-Fi
by Joel Hanson
Biopirates Lose Patent On Seeds Of India's Neem Tree
from Organic Consumers Association
SPIKE'S SCANNER interesting mail we recieved, scanned-in for your enlightenment
Universal health care; Reclaim democracy; Less stuff more
time; Help prevent vaccine reactions; Creepy anonymous letter to the editor; Mercury in
"silver" amalgam dental fillings
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