As police fired rubber bullets through tear gas in Quebec City, many reporters echoed the claim that “free trade” promotes democracy. Meanwhile, protesters struggled to shed light on a key fact: The proposed hemispheric trade pact would...
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01 May 2001
I still remember the shock of May 4, 1970 after hearing the news of the shootings at Kent State – the unnerving feeling that they were coming for me and my friends next -- as a Detroit 9th grade hippie greaser/MC5 listener/White Panther...
12 April 2001
When the Ameritrade company launched a $200 million marketing
drive to explain the joys of online trading in autumn 1999, a barrage of TV
commercials invited viewers to join in the fun. The news was bullish, and
the firm's motto -- "...
05 April 2001
It's not easy to look at ourselves as others might see us. For a
country, the need is especially acute in times of international crisis --
but that's when nationalism and other reflexive biases are most likely to
become pivotal....
01 April 2001
FREEP HEROES
Subcommandante Marcos and the Zapatistas
As the Zapatistas say, “Our struggle is yours.” As we go to press, Subcommadante Marcos and the Zapatista delegation are in Mexico City attempting to negotiate...
29 March 2001
WASHINGTON -- During the first days of spring, cold winds blew
through the nation's capital. The weather was an apt metaphor for the
chilling effects of a perennial news industry desensitized to its own
numbing. Don't worry, we've been...
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