(articles arranged most recent to oldest)
"Sabotage or Free Speech?" by Roger Valdez
Olympia activists opposing anti-sedition law attempt to get arrested.
[July/August 1998]
"D.I.Y. - R.I.P." by Doug Nufer.
Do-it-yourself deathcare.
[March/April 1998]
"The Municipal Bushwacking Incident" by John Hoffman.
Falsely arrested in a protest? A local activist explains how you can sue City Hall.
[March/April 1998]
"Revolution, She Wrote" by Janet Sutherland.
review of the book by Clara Fraser.
[March/April 1998]
"Down and Out in BINMC" by Helen Wheatley.
Residents and bicyclists need a say in inustrial zone planning.
[November/December 1997]
"Idaho Activists Feel the Squeeze" by Natalie Shapiro.
Environmental groups experience secret surveillance and strategic lawsuits.
[July/August 1997]
"The War to Come" by Chuck Van Wey.
Why Michael Moore loves Spokane.
[January/February 1997]
"Popular Protest, Seattle Style" by Jim Page.
Lyrics from the folk song 'All They Want to Talk About.'
[January/February 1997]
"Stop'N Go Rebellion" by John Persak.
Union tradition alive and kicking at the Lincoln Park Mini Market.
[November/December 1996]
"Public-Interest Journalism" by Doug Collins.
It Needs a Democratic Funding Source.
[September/October 1996]
"You Can Be a Nader Nominator" by Free Press staff.
Want to help put Ralph Nader on Washington State's 1996 Presedential ballot? Here's something you can do.
[July/August 1996]
"Mapping Our Quandary" by Richard Jackman.
Conference shows promise and pitfalls as queer activists ask: Which way from Wenatchee?
[July/August 1996]
"Nuxalk Sovereignty Ignored" by Matt Robesch.
New confrontations planned as land dispute heats up.
[July/August 1996]
"Taking the Blood out of Money" by Carolyn Stevens and Doug Collins.
War tax resisters refuse to pay the military bill.
[July/August 1996]
"Historic Tracts" by Carlos Schwantes.
A look at Washington's pioneer labor reform press - when journalism met activism.
[July/August 1996]
"Reluctant Warriors" by Richard Jackman.
Gay and Lesbian activists find themselves picking a fight they didn't choose.
[April/May 1996]
"Drafting Saint Ralph" by Andy Bauck.
A coalition tries to bring a wider choice to the '96 election.
[April/May 1996]
"Changing Times" by Mark Worth.
Reviews of Rites of Passage: A Memoir of Seattle in the Sixties by Walt Crowley and Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus by Paul R. Loeb.
[April/May 1996]
"Stopping the 'Stilly' From Going to the Pits" by Mary Ann Kae.
Citizen's group battles developers and Snohomish County to keep a huge gravel quarry from spoiling the Mountain Loop Highway.
[April/May 1996]
"In Defense of Rocky Brook" by Atcheson and Collins.
As old-growth logging resumes on the Olympic Peninsula, mad-as-hell protestors aren't taking it anymore.
[April/May 1996]
"Getting More Bang For Your Ballot" by Herm Ross.
Seeking true democracy, backers of proportional representation want to change the way members of the Seattle City Council are elected.
[April/May 1996]
"Unhappy Landings" by Doug Collins.
How Sea-Tac pollution and jet roar have shaken South King County residents out of their suburban dream and into action.
[February/March 1996]
"BC Natives Want Trees, Not Treaties" by Matt Robesch.
The governments of Canada and British Columbia refuse to own up to the promises of a colonial king.
[February/March 1996]
"Farm Workers Build on Victory, Look to Future" by Andy Bauck.
Newly unionized Ste. Michelle farm workers win big.
[February/March 1996]
"Teenage Wastelands" by Vivian Sharples.
The U.S. Army is using Seattle's public schools as a captive audience for recruitment.
[February/March 1996]
"Seattle Activists Kick Off Labor Party Effort" by Mike Blain.
A long-running and low-key political movement is taking root in Seattle.
[October/November 1995]
Q&A: Norm Buske interviewed by Eric Nelson.
Research scientist, investigator, citizen-activist, and hellraiser.
[October/November 1995]
"Seattle Counts Down to Beijing," by Alle Hall.
Local participants prepare for the UN Fourth World Conference on Women.
[Aug/Sept 1995]
"Belltown Cafe Cooks up Opportunity," by Tracy Reed.
Training program helps the homeless gain skills, employment.
[Aug/Sept 1995]
"Down to the Wire: Last Chance for Mumia Abu-Jamal," by Brian King.
Execution hour approaches for an American political prisoner.
[Aug/Sept 1995]
"Uncle Sam's School of Assassins," by Holly Borba.
Activists work tirelessly to close a training ground for Central American death squads.
[Aug/Sept 1995]
"Raising Hell for Workers' Rights," by Brian King.
A Profile of Jobs with Justice.
[June/July 1995]
"Citizens Fight Timber Company's Giant Resort" by Holly Borba.
Roslyn, WA involved in timber dispute.
[October/November 1994]
Q&A: Reverend Robert Jeffrey interviewed by Bill Lyons.
Community activism, revitalizing business, and Campaign 5000.
[October/November 1994]
"City P-Patches Help Feed Low Income Residents" by Holly Borba.
Innovative 'Lettuce Link' program gets fresh produce to the people.
[August/September 1994]
"Why Johnny Can't Organize" by Doug Collins.
Seven factors crippling the US labor movement. Plus: Working Around.
[August/September 1994]
"Coalition Works Toward a Sustainable Society," by Holly Borba.
The Coalition for a Livable Washington works to save jobs and owls.
[Feb/Mar 1995]
"Fighting the Far Right" by Mark Gardner.
The political left is cornered and on the defensive. But effective campaigns and the adoption of new strategies by progressives may turn the tide.
[August/September 1994]
"Solar Inventor Waits For His Day In the Sun" by Eric Nelson.
If solar is ever supported, Doug Wood will do the dishes.
[August/September 1994]
"Seattle Community Network Plugs In" by Doug Schuler.
Technology for Community and Democracy.
[June/July 1994]
"How's My Progressivism? Dial 1-800-IT-SUCKS" by Mark Worth.
Many Washingtonians think they're progressive, but when's the last time a bumper sticker saved a spotted owl? Face it: Nice liberals finish last.
[April/May 1994]
"Seattle Center Ices Whistleblowing 'Zamboni John'" by Tracy DeCroce.
How to neutralize dissenters.
[February/March 1994]
"Fear and Loathing at the Anti-Intervention Conference" by Mark Worth.
Want to know how to organize against U.S. imperialism? Well, here's how not to do it.
[December/January 1994]
"Making Paper Without Trees" by Free Press staff.
Consumers protest GTE's 'old growth into phone books' practice.
[October/November 1993]
"Eastern Washington Incinerator Plans Crash and Burn" by Free Press staff.
Environmentalists celebrate victory.
[October/November 1993]
"Pepsi: 1, Activism: 0" by editors of Z Magazine.
Guest column from Z's Sept. 1993 edition.
[October/November 1993]
"Project Safe Run" by Marshall Gooch.
Pooches protecting people.
[September 1993]
Q&A: Carol Sterling interviewed by Keeyan York.
Executive Director of Chicken Soup Brigade.
[July/August 1993]
"Operation Nightwatch," by Neal Herbert.
'Ministry of Presence' searches Seattle streets to save the homeless.
[July/August 1993]
"The Center for Wooden Boats," by Daniel Bohn.
Troubled teens learn about themselve at hands-on museum.
[June 1993]
"Medina Children's Services," by Ruby Steele.
Unique agency grows up as it helps others to Grow.
[May 1993]
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