Activism

Bush’s Sop to the Right Hits Women Worldwide Bush’s Sop to the Right Hits Women Worldwide

George W. Bush has a sweet appealing face until he reveals his dark side, as when he, in one of his first official acts, cut off funds to international population control groups....

Jan 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

California’s Knightmare California’s Knightmare

W hen the Vermont Supreme Court ruled December 20 that denying the statutory benefits and protections of marriage to same-sex couples was discriminatory, conservatives began frot...

Jan 27, 2000 / Doug Ireland

Global Agenda Global Agenda

The promise of Seattle was captured in an antic moment observed by one young environmental activist.

Jan 13, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Gay Teens Fight Back Gay Teens Fight Back

Jared Nayfack was 11 years old and living in the heart of conservative Orange County, California, when he told his best friend from school that he was gay--"and my friend then ca...

Jan 13, 2000 / Feature / Doug Ireland

Seattle From the Seine Seattle From the Seine

"Le monde n'est pas une marchandise"--the world is not a commodity--proclaimed the large banner in the Parisian demonstration against the WTO.

Dec 15, 1999 / Daniel Singer

The Prattle on Seattle The Prattle on Seattle

The ideological rigidity that governs punditocracy trade debate transcends right/left dichotomies.

Dec 15, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

Report From New York Report From New York

As workers and holiday shoppers spilled out of Manhattan's midtown skyscrapers and stores during rush hour last week, they were confronted with an unusual sight: Several thousa...

Dec 15, 1999 / Roane Carey

The Battle Beyond Seattle The Battle Beyond Seattle

A little broken glass in the streets of Seattle has transformed the World Trade Organization into a popular icon for the unregulated globalization that tramples human values on e...

Dec 9, 1999 / William Greider

Democracy Bites the WTO Democracy Bites the WTO

Seattle was indeed a milestone for a new kind of politics. 

Dec 9, 1999 / The Editors

Report From the Front Report From the Front

It is incredible here.

Dec 9, 1999 / Feature / Stephanie Greenwood

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