Stories by Geov Parrish
Geov Parrish is a Seattle-based columnist and reporter for Seattle Weekly, In These Times and Eat the State! He writes the Straight Shot column for WorkingForChange.
Thanks to the Internet, interested readers can now find more news and viewpoints directly from the Islamic world, without being filtered by the White House, the Pentagon or the major networks.
Posted on Oct 30, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
The scope of the civilian destruction the U.S. is creating in Afghanistan is only starting to become clear.
Posted on Oct 23, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
Eradicating terrorism rests more than anything else on not just neutralizing existing terrorist plots, but on reaching the "hearts and minds" of our world neighbors.
Posted on Oct 22, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
Repugnant as the Taliban are, our current attack on them is a classic bait and switch, promising to fight terrorism and instead bombing already bombed-out, helpless thugs.
Posted on Oct 8, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
Anti-war activists need to give up the hackneyed "no war!" posters and peace signs, replacing them with ways to combat terrorism far more effectively than bombing Kabul.
Posted on Oct 8, 2001, Source: Seattle Weekly
Americans are united not in a massive military response to the September 11 attacks, but in the commitment to end terror. This is the source of the current peace movement, which looks like no other in history.
Posted on Sep 26, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Preventing war can be a citizen activity! Read how you can participate in the growing anti-war movement.
Posted on Sep 26, 2001, Source: AlterNet
A recent poll shows that 46 percent of Americans are not in favor of military reprisals for the 9-11 attacks. The anti-war movement may have finally moved from marginal to mainstream.
Posted on Sep 26, 2001, Source: AlterNet
The news you're not getting these days from the mainstream media.
Posted on Sep 25, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
Terrorism is best encouraged by creating thousands, or millions, more martyrs during a war in the Middle East. The United States can't be that stupid. Can it?
Posted on Sep 20, 2001, Source: Seattle Weekly
With small but growing rallies and meetings, the peace movement has begun its race to catch up and overtake the war momentum.
Posted on Sep 19, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
What hopefully died on September 9, 2001 was not our economic, military, or political isolationism; it was the willful cultural isolationism of the American people.
Posted on Sep 12, 2001, Source: AlterNet
The political left has an enormous amount of work to do -- right now, today, immediately -- to prevent our government from making a bad situation much, much worse.
Posted on Sep 12, 2001, Source: AlterNet
As people recoil in horror at what is undeniably, well, a horror and a tragedy, and as the U.S. undoubtedly starts to mount retaliatory attacks, here are a few brief reminders of how we got here.
Posted on Sep 11, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
Irresponsible media speculation about Tuesday morning's events was rampant, as talking heads blamed Islamic militants for the tragedy on no more than shreds of evidence.
Posted on Sep 11, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Drug law reformers must acknowledge that drug abuse really does hurt both individuals and communities. The only solutions are personal responsibility and community support.
Posted on Aug 28, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Progressives have been decrying the War on Drugs for years. But many have also failed to acknowledge that drug abuse really does hurt both individuals and communities.
Posted on Aug 27, 2001, Source: Eat the State!
Many environmental activists were sure they could defeat the oil-soaked White House in its bid to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They miscalculated.
Posted on Aug 21, 2001, Source: Eat the State!
Dear Taxpayer: We are pleased to inform you that our Beloved and Respected Comrade Leader George W. Remedial Bush is throwing you a pitiful little bribe in the amount of $0.16.
Posted on Jul 31, 2001, Source: WorkingForChange.com
For some 20 months, tactics have been escalating on both sides as the protests against international finance and trade organizations have gotten larger and more raucous. Now one is dead in Italy. Is change afoot?
Posted on Jul 24, 2001, Source: AlterNet
How much is the extension of a dying person's life worth? A double organ transplant survivor says it depends on how much wealth you've accumulated, how many friends you have and who they are.
Posted on Jun 12, 2001, Source: Seattle Weekly
The May 16 execution of Timothy McVeigh promises to be one of the most repulsive, sickening media and cultural spectacles in the modern history of a country numbed by them.
Posted on Apr 24, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Have you ever wondered how much more money your stockholders could make if only you could buy the President of the United States? Well now you can!!
Posted on Apr 10, 2001, Source: AlterNet
When we are able to find the humanity in individuals we consider repugnant -- as I did when burying my father -- what does it mean for our society? For our politics? For war?
Posted on Feb 6, 2001, Source: Seattle Weekly
Despite bitter cold, heavy police presence and unenthused media coverage, protesters at this weekend's inauguration delivered a consistent, strong message: George W. Bush has no right to pursue far-right policies.
Posted on Jan 22, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Now that George II has unveiled his Cabinet choices, the difference between him and Al Gore has become apparent. In contrast to Bush's mediagenic rhetoric of bipartisanship and healing, few of his top administrative picks can be considered "moderate."
Posted on Jan 16, 2001, Source: AlterNet
When George W. Bush takes office on January 20, a hodgepodge of activist groups will be vocally protesting the inauguration ceremony. What do they hope to accomplish, and why?
Posted on Jan 8, 2001, Source: AlterNet
Can thousands -- or even millions -- of outraged citizens deflect the juggernaut that is transnational capital?
Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: AlterNet
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