Educating Senator Cantwell
People, I need a little help here. I keep hearing this urban legend that says Maria Cantwell, the junior Democratic US senator from Washington...
Jeff Stevens

Woof
I don't believe I can adequately express in words how heartbroken I feel about my government. I can write words like disappointed, disgusted, sad,...
Andrew Thoennes

Gimme Shelter
Last year, Seattle and King County, following the lead of a similar national effort by the Bush administration, crafted an ambitious "Ten Year Plan...
Geov Parrish

Brush Fires A-Go-Go
One might think (and many in the Bush Administration probably do) that, given the United States spends as much on the military as the rest of the...
Eddie Tews

A New Neighborhoods Movement
Vision Seattle. The Civic Foundation. Charlie Chong. Even the monorail. Every few years, the Seattle's civic landscape throws up a citizen movement...
Geov Parrish

Conquer and Divide
In the last month, we've seen both newly revealed Abu Ghraib torture photos and the bombing of the Askari mosque at Samarra, both of which added...
Geov Parrish

Baghdad Burning
And the Oscar Goes to... It's Oscar time once again. We've been bombarded with Oscar propaganda for nearly a month now. MBC and One TV (a channel...

Focus On The Corporation
Military Lunacy In a crazy place, even the most modest steps toward sanity can seem radical. Thus, in Washington, the Common Sense Budget Act,...