(articles arranged most recent to oldest)
"Our Hundred Years War" part two by Charles Van Wey
Confessions of a mercenary in the War on Drugs.
[July/August 1998]
"Public Debate Confused and Heated" by d. baronov
I-200 backers paint a healing vision of racial harmony.
[July/August 1998]
"The Problem: Cars" by Mother Earth Nature
The solution: Kick 'em out!
[July/August 1998]
"Our Hundred Years War" part one by Charles Van Wey
Confessions of a mercenary in the war on drugs.
[May/June 1998]
"The Digressive Movement" by Matt Robesch
Since when are restaurant art and TV commercials more important than protecting the ozone layer?
[May/June 1998]
"The National Debt and Trickle-Up Economics" by Kit Conrad
Who pays the interest on the debt? The middle class and the nearly poor.
[May/June 1998]
"Union-Busting for Fun and Profit" by Mark Gardner.
Tired of trying to figure out how to spend your seven-figure salary?
[March/April 1998]
"Department of Management's Lackeys?" by National Writers Union.
The WA State Dept of L&I has written a proposal to put a cap on overtime pay.
[January/February 1998]
"A Tale of Two Bombings" by Kate Bradley.
The little-discussed connection between the Gulf War and the Oklahoma City bombing.
[November/December 1997]
"Down and Out in BINMC" by Helen Wheatley.
Residents and bicyclists need a say in inustrial zone planning.
[November/December 1997]
"Violence Workers" by Bo Richardson.
Shall we add a new category to the national census?
[November/December 1997]
"Workfare In the USA" by Ray Goforth.
America's new (non-union) sub-minimum wage underclass
[September/October 1997]
"The Red Herring Phenomenon" by John Bennett.
...the gyroscope of reason has been smashed with the jackboot of megabucks.
[July/August 1997]
"The Left is Right..." by Mark Gardner.
...and it can regain influence if it learns to communicate again with the "Average Citizen."
[May/June 1997]
"Critiquing the Idiot Box" by Matt Robesch.
Why do Americans take TV so damned seriously?
[May/June 1997]
"Ending Professional Sports Welfare" by Nick Licata.
Citizens for More Important Things hope to put Initiative 16 on the next ballot.
[March/April 1997]
"Streets Fight, Coliseums Rule" by Doug Nufer.
If new stadiums are built, will the streets still get paved?
[March/April 1997]
"Writer House Menaces City-dwelling Suburbanites" by Doug Nufer.
Neighbors are opposed to turning mansion into writer education center.
[March/April 1997]
"The War to Come" by Chuck Van Wey.
Why Michael Moore loves Spokane.
[January/February 1997]
"American Newspeak Awards" by Wayne Grytting.
Presenting the 1996 winners.
[January/February 1997]
"Up Against the Wall" by Doug Nufer.
The Wall Street Journal still rules.
[November/December 1996]
"Public-Interest Journalism" by Doug Collins.
It Needs a Democratic Funding Source.
[September/October 1996]
"House of Bill" by Eric Nelson.
At the Gates' mansion... the lights go on, but is anybody home?
[February/March 1996]
"New! Improved Forestry!" by Mike Blain.
Don't believe the hype. There are better ways to log a forest.
[December/January 1996]
"'Tis a Gift to Be Simple" by David hirning.
It's time to give up the "American way of life."
[December/January 1996]
"40+ Hours a Week is Bad for You and the Nation" by Matt Robesch.
Tired of working so much? Quit spending so much, stupid.
[December/January 1996]
"Who Says Seattle is a Progressive Town?" by John Fox.
A pre-election look at the City Council.
[Aug/Sept 1995]
"The Free Press - Now More Than Ever." by Mark Gardner.
The last bastion of progressive journalism in Seattle.
[April/May 1995]
TKO
Election '94 Catches Reformists Napping: Three Perspectives on the Election From Hell
(December/January 1995)
"National Referendums in the U.S. ...Why Not?" by Matt Robesch.
Other countries get to vote on what their nation does. Why don't we?.
[October/November 1994]
"Do We Really Want Health Care Run Like a Business?" by Brian King.
Where human health is concerned, capitalist enterprise is not the best medicine.
[October/November 1994]
"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]
"We Don't Have Any Exciting Premiums For You, But..." by Mark Worth.
We'd like your financial support. Here's why.
[June/July 1994]
"GATT: Rich Men Attempt to Officially Take Control of Everything" by Matt Robesch.
Beware corporations that treat themeselves as sovereign nations.
[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]
"Reach Out - Reach Out and Fuck Someone" by Andrea Helm.
Sex in the '90s is a cybertual experience.
[April/May 1994]
"Who Will Tell Generation X?" by Steven Hill.
A Eulogy for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994.
[April/May 1994]
"Beware the Business Climate" by Mark Gardner.
Behind this innocuous-sounding term is an effort to roll back environmental regulation and shift laws away from protecting people and toward protecting business.
[February/March 1994]
"Reach Out and Scam Someone" by Eric Nelson.
How long distance companies steal business from each other.
[February/March 1994]
"New Hope For Battered Women" by Andrea Helm.
A state of emergency has been declared and you didn't know about it.
[February/March 1994]
"What's So 'American' About Killing Each Other?" by Mark Worth.
Nothing, really, but we seem to keep getting better at it.
[December/January 1994]
"Another (Yawn) Local Election" by Doug Collins.
Analyzing voter apathy.
[December/January 1994]
"601 In Hindsight" by Mark Gardner.
Another look at the controversial initiative.
[December/January 1994]
"Seattle Commons Update" by Mark Worth.
Is this really 'affordable' housing?
[December/January 1994]
"Pepsi: 1, Activism: 0" by editors of Z Magazine.
Guest column from Z's Sept. 1993 edition.
[October/November 1993]
"Don't Blame the Earth's Environmental Problems on My Vagina" by Andrea Helm.
Politically correct tampons draw Andrea's ire.
[September 1993]
"Street of Greed" by Mike Blain.
Thoughts on the Northwest's annual masturbatory 'Street of Dreams' event.
[September 1993]
"The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name in the Army" by Clara Fraser.
Guest column by the Founder/Editor of The Freedom Socialist.
[September 1993]
"Return to Sender - Planet Unknown" by Andrea Helm.
PO'd at the post office.
[July/August 1993]
"Just Say 'No' to Drug Enforcement," by Mark Worth.
I've been tripping and toking my way through summer, but the cops could care less.
[July/August 1993]
"Bill's Baghdad Bombing Prompted by Politics, Popularity" by Mark Worth.
The new president picks up where the last one left off.
[July/August 1993]
"Beyond Mass Media Bashing," by Mark Worth.
While unleashing on the Big Guys sounds and feels good, alternative publications need some boosterism.
[June 1993]
"Don't... Stop... Thinking About the Secretary of Compost," by Mark Worth.
Despite mixed reviews, Clinton's early record is impressive - We should get behind him.
[May 1993]
"Tunnel-Visioned Rail Opponents Can't See the Light," by Free Press staff.
Opponents of light rail in Seattle win Dufus of the Month award.
[May 1993]
"Dr. Schrontz to Puget Sound: 'You Are Getting Very Sleepy...'," by Mark Worth.
Smile as you get laid off at Boeing.
[May 1993]
"Modeling the Right Stuff," by Ruby Steele.
Snubbing haute couture, Hillary takes a beating.
[May 1993]
"Seattle's News Media: Print No Evil," by Mark Worth.
The First Word from the premiere issue of the WFP.
[April 1993]
"Lawyer Chases Ambulances, Wins Dufus Award Instead," by Free Press staff.
Public morons and dirtbags get their just award.
[April 1993]
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