Another Year, the Same Question: Why Pay Taxes?
April 15 approaches. "Tax Day" has become something of an unofficial holiday, thanks largely to retailers and loan sharks trying to cash in on...
Geov Parrish

Beyond Vietnam At 35: Now More Than Ever
April 4 of this year will be the 34th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. It will also be the 35th anniversary of King's excellent...
Rick Giombetti

Cuba Travel Shakedown
From the beginning American courts have recognized and protected our right to travel to and in countries at peace with us. The Supreme Court has...
Tom Crumpacker

Focus On The Corporation
A Corporate Lawyer Speaks Out Look at the law in each of the fifty U.S. states. All have a provision similar to that of Maine's section 716: "The...
Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

It's Our War, Too
Every day is bringing new headlines--or rather, the same old headlines, telling of new horrors and more dead bodies--in the Middle East. The cycle...
Geov Parrish

Just Another Day
"There is no such thing as partial independence or limited autonomy. You are either independent or you are not." --Edward Said. It's Wednesday March...
Trevor Baumgardner

Lies, Damn Lies and Free Trade
In late September 2001, I wrote an article about a trade dispute between the US and Canada. The US had slapped a protectionist tariff on Canadian...
Jake Sexton

Volunteerus Chompus
This week's ETS! volunteer needs: * Ad Salespeople * Good graphics (cartoons, photos, artwork) * Help with organizing benefits (bands welcome!) Call...

Your Representatives in Action!
When the state legislature adjourned two weeks ago, politicians from both sides of the aisle breathed a sigh of relief and scurried out of Olympia...
Maria Tomchick