AltWeeklies Wire
Refusing an Illegal Warnew

Refusenik Lt. Ehren Watada won't be silenced.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-18-2006 |
War
Spokes Peoplenew
Eugene's Critical Mass ride is just one spoke in a national bike revolution.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-11-2006 |
Transportation
Peace Through Povertynew

Charles Gray, pioneer of "non-violent economics," died on July 8 -- we pay tribute to his extraordinary life.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-14-2006 |
Economy
Filling the Silencenew
We speak with Amy Goodman, the intrepid host of Democracy Now!, about media consolidation, corrupt elections and blogging.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: Democracy Now, Amy Goodman
Shady Justice?new

Oregon prosecutors may have nailed the wrong man for manslaughter.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Colorblindnew

A vocal minority of University of Oregon faculty protest the campus Diversity Plan -- and swear they're not racist.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-25-2006 |
Education
Post-Burn Traumanew
Oregon State College of Forestry's reputation is badly damaged by the scandal over a paper that threatens Big Timber's agenda -- will heads roll?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-11-2006 |
Education
The Battle of Biscuitnew

A debate over post-fire federal forest management policy has morphed into a question of academic freedom at Oregon State University's College of Forestry.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
04-13-2006 |
Environment
Life During Wartimenew
Iraqi journalist and human rights activist Eman Ahmed Khamas discusses the new Iraq and living under American occupation.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-30-2006 |
War
The Pitchfork Rebellionnew

A group of Oregon country dwellers think they're being poisoned by herbicides sprayed on private forestlands -- they just can't prove it. But state agencies can't prove them wrong, either.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-16-2006 |
Environment
Skeeter Heaternew

University of Oregon researchers have shown that global warming is now driving evolution.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-10-2006 |
Science
White House Brownshirts?new
The mysterious "men in black" who kicked a protester out of a Dick Cheney rally may likely have been secret White House operatives.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
An Unwelcome 'No'new

In a chilling testament to the state of free speech in America, Perry Patterson is being charged with criminal trespass for saying "No" at a 2004 campaign rally featuring Dick Cheney.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Logging for Votesnew
If there was no ecological nor economic rationale for the Biscuit salvage project in the Siskiyou National Forest, why did the Forest Service push it?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-20-2006 |
Environment
A 'Thicket of Tradeoffs'new
Peak oil expert Richard Heinberg explains that humanity faces an intimidating choice: Kick our oil addiction decisively and cooperatively, or leave it up to the market and face catastrophic consequences.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-11-2006 |
Environment