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LAW

Free Speech For People, Not Corporations! Corporate personhood has gone too far Doug Collins & NIMSP, cartoon by Dan McConnell (Jan 24, 2010)
WA Medical Marijuana Law Doesn't Protect Patients ACLU of WA, cartoon by John Jonik (Jan 24, 2010)

POLITICS

Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism It's the cause of the health reform fiasco Norman Solomon, cartoon by Dan McConnell (Jan 24, 2009)

MILITARY

Activists Keep Heat on Bangor Trident Base Ground Zero Center (Jan 24, 2009)

POETRY

Activism two poems Robert Markey, with cartoon by John Ambrosavage (Jan 24, 2009)

CULTURE

Anvils: An Appreciation essay and photos by Robert Pavlik (Jan 24, 2010)

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Groups Blast Port of Seattle CEO Will he gut Congressional clean air regs? Heather Weiner (Jan 24, 2010)

MEDIA

Is Olympic Coverage Sexist? Media coverage rarely gives women equal treatment Univ. of Alberta (Jan 24, 2010)

IMMIGRATION

Hundreds Join Everett March for Immigration Reform OneAmerica (Jan 24, 2010)

AROUND WASHINGTON

Chelan Property Tax Shock; Yakima Sexpresso Stands featuring cartoons by Dan McConnell (Jan 24, 2009)

MEDICINE

Kill The Bill Universal healthcare turns out to be a universal nightmare Janice Van Cleve (Dec 17, 2009)
A Close Look at the 'Corporate Option' Ten reasons why mandatory private health insurance is an awful idea John Jonik (Nov 6, 2009)

RIGHT BRAIN

Why I Don't Come at Christmas Anymore not-so-jolly Saint Nick (Dec 18, 2009) Santa Gets Political art by Ambrosavage, Lande, and Dees (Dec 17, 2009)

ECONOMY

Website Tracks Stimulus Money Catherine Behan (Dec 16, 2009) w/ image by David Dees

WAR

Deceptive 'Progressives' Call for Support of War Bruce Gagnon (Dec 16, 2009)
Mr. President: War Is Not Peace Norman Solomon (Dec 16, 2009) w/ cartoon by Dan McConnell

HISTORY

The Crack a dare, a debt, and a Dodge Dart in a not-too-bygone Seattle John Merriam (Dec 5, 2009)
Fanning the Flames of Discontent part 2: Free Speech Fights in Fresno, Aberdeen, San Diego, and Everett Dale Raugust (Nov 4, 2009)

WORKPLACE

No DIME for the Dems WA Labor Council leadership accepts activist platform for economic recovery. Will they follow through? Steve Hoffman (Nov 6, 2009)

WORLD

The First-ever Frisbee Club of Limbe Joel Hanson (Nov 4, 2009)

HEALTH

Avoid Flu Shots, Get Some Sun Instead an MD explains Dr. Donald W. Miller, Jr (Nov 1, 2009)

RIGHTS

Puyallup Bans Door-to-door Religious Speech ACLU of WA (Oct 16, 2009)

EDUCATION

Why Don't Taiwanese Boys Like To Read? other countries experience same problem; choice of books may be key Bill Costello

ELECTIONS

One Million WA Voters Deprived of Secret Ballot someone may know who and what you vote for Smith & Lowney law firm (Oct 16, 2009)

LETTERS

Single-Payer Health; Toilet-Paper Tax READER MAIL with cartoons by Jonik and McConnell (Oct 16, 2009)

BUSINESS

'So Sue Us' sleazy real estate dealings Mark & Carol DeCoursey (Sept 24, 2009)
Tips To Avoid Predatory Real Estate Deals Doug Collins (Oct 16, 2009)

SUBSTANCES

FDA Cigarette Regulation is Bad News John Jonik (posted Aug 28, 2009)
A Dose of Reality: Drug Legalization Megan Cornish (posted Aug 28, 2009)

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless Technologies Cause Harm to Children and Adults Dr. Magda Havas & Camilla Reese, NISLAPP (posted Aug 28, 2009)

SPORTS

A People's History of Sports BOOK REVIEW Doreen McGrath (posted July 24, 2009)

CLIMATE

Cashing In On Earth's Cycles: Part 3 Alan Cheetham & Richard Kirby (posted July 24, 2009)
Obama: How Serious About Climate Change? Doug Collins (posted July 24, 2009)

ENERGY

Northwest Flunks Energy Sightline Institute (posted June 3, 2009)


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Free Speech is for People, Not Corporations
story here



Trespassing at Trident
New arrests at the nuclear base
with inspiring photos

Anvils: An Appreciation
photoessay



WA Medical Marijuana Law Won't Stop You From Getting Busted
story here

Immigration Reform March in Everett
story here



A Poetic Look at Activism
read it here



What if Grandma and Grandpa broke into a nuclear weapons facility?
Five more arrested at the Trident base in Bangor

"Holiday Good Jeer" by Ambrosavage, Lande, and Dees
Santa Gets Political



After smearing jam on an unseemly target, hide in a Dodge Dart
Story here


What's up with Obama?
War Is Not Peace
and
Deceptive Progressives

cartoon by Dan McConnell

Two views on healthcare reform
The Next Phase of Healthcare Apartheid
and
A Close Look at the 'Corporate Option'


cartoon by John Jonik