AltWeeklies Wire
What the Big Boys Wantnew
As the Legislature convenes, Washington state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want taxpayers to give generously—again.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-12-2005 |
Politics
Shocking Developments of 2004 in Reviewnew
2004 was the year the Rainier Bear was caught on tape drinking beer until it passed out. It's also the year we learned that cradling a warm laptop computer on your crotch can cause sterility.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-03-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: yearinreview 2004, recount
'Go Boeing!'new
E-mails sent by Air Force and Boeing officials reveal the attitudes behind the decision-making.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-30-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
'Embarrassing Don'new
New Air Force e-mails released by Sen. John McCain throw light on the Boeing 767 tanker scandal.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-30-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Lockheed Accuses Boeing of Racketeeringnew
In a Florida filing, Lockheed is seeking to discover expanded evidence of "overt acts" stemming principally from continuing U.S. investigations into the Boeing aerial-refueling-tanker lease deal. Lockheed maintains that incidents related to this and other cases show a 14-year "pattern" of illegal activity by Boeing.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-26-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Whatever Happened to Key WTO Protest Players?new
A where-are-they-now guide to the Mayor, the Chief, "Hippie Bitch" Forman and other important figures involved -- in one way or another -- with Seattle's WTO protests of 1999.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-24-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Two Views of 9/11new
Whose conspiracy theory to believe: the official one, or those of possible crackpots?
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-23-2004 |
Nonfiction
How Microsoft Excels in D.C.new
By spreading lots of money around. Microsoft is now the No. 3 corporate political donor.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
Pork-Pillow Politics: Senator Helps Out Her Husband's Employernew
Seattle-based SSA Marine, which has been awarded no-bid deals in Iraq, has contributed money to Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, who has, in turn, sought federal dollars for SSA. But the real conflict of interest is the fact that Murray's husband works for SSA. She cites his retirement fund as her major personal asset.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-30-2004 |
Politics
The Government's War on Soldiersnew
They fight for us, obediently. Yet in conflict after conflict, American soldiers are injected, gassed, medicated, experimented on, exposed to chemicals, and given faulty weapons and equipment by their own government. Then they come home to vanishing veterans benefits and Pentagon stonewalling.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-14-2004 |
War
Workers' Reports Lead to Record Medicare-Fraud Settlementnew
The full story of the University of Washington Medicare-fraud case, settled for a record $35 million, has not been told, says a whistleblower. For starters, clerks were ordered to forge doctor signatures and re-create old records. Fear of firing, meanwhile, kept everyone quiet. Almost.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: of, Washington, crime, health, fraud, care, Medicare, university, whistleblowers, crime & justice
