AltWeeklies Wire
Zombie Ballot Measuresnew
There is wisdom to be learned from the citizen initiatives and referenda that are dead on arrival.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
07-26-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Showdown at Virginia Masonnew
The Seattle medical center wants to turn all nurses into supervisors -- nullifying their union status.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
07-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Losing the Initiativenew
The most popular citizens ballot measure in Washington's history has been struck down, and we shouldn't be surprised.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-21-2006 |
Politics
Foiled Again!new
In an e-mail intercept, Osama bin Laden says that after seeing the Department of Homeland Security grants list, he's decided not to attack Kansas City.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-14-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR
Medicare I Can't Affordnew
The new prescription-drug program is a disaster, so I'm not enrolling.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-17-2006 |
Commentary
A Protest That Worksnew
Why do immigration marches get media attention when antiwar rallies don't?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-03-2006 |
Commentary
The Rip-Off Continuesnew
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has come out with a proposal for settling Enron's claims in Washington -- and it stinks.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Tangled Webbnew
Accused of insurance fraud, a former progressive talk-show host faces a criminal trial -- but that's not the only quirk of his radio career.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-12-2006 |
Media
Tags: KIRO-AM, Michael Webb
Signature Waste of Timenew
An initiative that seeks to "ban" military recruiters from high schools is worse than a waste of time -- it draws time, energy and money away from doing something more concrete to address the issue.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-12-2006 |
Politics
Politics' Public Glarenew
Congressional candidate Aaron Dixon's voting record is nonexistent -- his driving record is not so clean.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-05-2006 |
Politics
Warm Globally, Act Locallynew
Seattle officials deserve credit for positing initial changes and for drawing attention to the problem of global warming, but even they have to go much farther.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-29-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Greening of Aaron Dixonnew
Will a challenge from the left hurt Sen. Maria Cantwell, and does it matter?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-22-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect, Green Party
A War on Irannew
The Bush administration's hostility to negotiation and the possibility of its attack on Iran -- and the likely result -- must be widely publicized before it's too late.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-22-2006 |
Commentary
A Problem Like Marianew
Sen. Maria Cantwell's anti-Alito-filibuster vote has pissed off a lot of progressives -- but what did they expect?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-15-2006 |
Politics
The Futility of Boycottsnew
If you're planning to boycott Microsoft, get in line.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
01-24-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
