THE SIEGE OF SEATTLE
Report from inside the war zone

Meanwhile, Inside the Bunker
"Do you know how expensive it is for all these people to be here?" a UN representative said, his hand sweeping the room

Time for a Global Pro-Democracy Movement
Like Seattle police, WTO officials do whatever it takes to enforce their will

Summit Was Doomed Before it Began
Agenda was almost entirely U.S. efforts to bully other nations

Students and steelworkers, maquiladora workers and Teamsters joined arms in an astonishing mixing of generations, nations and lifestyles

The People vs. the WTO
Power-brokers are nervous about large demonstrations

Shutting Down Seattle
Tens of thousands of protesters hope to place world powers on notice

WTO: Environment at Stake
Traded away may be the survival of endangered species

Poverty Kills 11 Children Every Hour In Mozambique
No hospitals or public transit in mostly rural nation

"Devastating" Evidence of E Timor Atrocities
Up to 7,000 believed victims of September genocide

New Banking Deregulation Places Public at Risk, Says Nader
Allows creation of giant financial institutions that could control economy

World Bank, IMF Policies Leave Poorest Countries Without Hope
Conditional loans increase poverty in 3 nations out of 4

Native Groups Win Major Victory in Biopiracy War
U.S. citizen tried to patent sacred Amazonian plant

Serbs, Albanians Fight War of Allegations in Kosovo
Both ethnic groups feud with UN over atrocity, rights violations

UN Health Org Fights Back as Tobacco Companies Target Asian Women
Huge jump in smoking among young Japanese women...

Japanese Government Addicted to Tobacco Profits
...but government won't discourage for fear of losing $20+ billion in taxes

10 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall, Germans Still Divided
65% in former E Germany say they do not feel like part of the nation

Peru Hires PR Agency to Combat U.S. Charges of Torture, Abuse
After U.S. Congress censures nation for suppression of critics

Global Warming Will Have Major Impact in Northwest U.S. by Midcentury
Major study predicts significant warming, water shortages

Common Insecticide is Highly Risky, EPA Now Says
92% of children studied have traces of the chemical in urine

Amateur Stock Traders Victims of Fraud and Deception
SEC overwhelmed by skyrocketing number of daily complaints

Market Research in Schools Becoming Common
Focus groups in classrooms, new products like cereals tested

SHOULD APES HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS?
The Great Ape Project argues that because all great apes have certain "indicators of humanhood," they should be given at least some of the legal rights humans enjoy

LA Times Stepped Over the Ethical Line
Profit-sharing deal with sports arena improperly mixed ad and editorial

The Next 111 Years of Kip Kinkel
Teen killer given life in prison without hope of parole

Bill Clinton, WTO Booster
WTO Summit Already in Disarray
The Rise of Irrationalism
A "Shortcoming," Not a "Crisis"
Uproar in South Carolina
Playing Politics With Nuclear Test Ban
A Great Hero is Gone
A Nasty, Ineffectual Congress
Some Real Questions to Ask the Candidates