Wednesday, February 25

Forced protection

How’s this for a summer blockbuster? “On August 14, the streets will rumble, the System will tremble, and the masses will be heard! From the people who brought you Seattle in ’99 and A16 in D.C. Read more...


Letters

Association can’t be taken away Mitra Ebadolahi ("Anti-gay ban, rhetoric warp constitution," Viewpoint 7/17) doesn’t seem to get the point of the Supreme Court’s decision on gays in the Boy Scouts. Read more...




Silence the beat

A lot of you are probably excited that a Federal Court judge’s injunction, shutting down your favorite Web site, Napster.com, last Wednesday was reversed. Recently in a Senate Judiciary Committee, Congressmen heard testimony from both the Recording Industry Association of America and Napster representatives to debate the need for Internet copyright legislation for music. Read more...


Ability to fight for freedom of expression makes democracy work

By Anupa Iyer Amid the festivities of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, there lurks a shadow of Seattle. The convention, which will occur in L.A.’s Staples Center from August 14-17, is supposed to be a period dedicated toward the rejuvenation of the Democratic Party’s spirit for the November elections. Read more...


Wanna-be punks just wanna belong

Last month, while waiting in a long line of indie rockers and punk rockers at a hardcore punk show, I noticed a boy with a green mohawk a few feet ahead of my friend and me, talking on a cell phone. Read more...