Blaming the Tiny Victim
I thought I'd written about all I could stomach writing on the seemingly bottomless pedophilia and pederasty scandals involving the Catholic church....
Geov Parrish

Bond Collapse
Last week, telecommunications giant WorldCom, the parent company of MCI, announced a rate increase that will affect 20 million customers worldwide....
Maria Tomchick

The Day The Music Dies
In less than two weeks, on May 21, an obscure federal bureaucracy called the US Copyright Office will accept or reject the recommendation of a...
Geov Parrish

Focus On The Corporation
No Kidding: Anti-Bribery Law Takes a Hit A key anti-bribery law has taken a major hit. A startling decision handed down in April by a federal judge...
Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Mother's Day Proclamation
You might not know it from the greeting cards and relentless guilt-triggering ads, but Mother's Day was not originally conceived as a consumer...
Steven Hill and Rob Richie

Pampering the SPD
It's becoming a habit: Seattle City Council members sitting quietly, listening (or pretending to), while activists line up to give testimony about...
Maria Tomchick

Praise God and Pass the Remote
One of the most interesting and informative things about leaving the USA for a few months is coming back and seeing with fresh eyes what was there...
Troy Skeels

UW's Friendly Corporate Ghostwriter
[subhead] How a UW professor lent his name to drug companies research findings--without bothering to check whether they were true Dr. David Dunner...
Rick Giombetti

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