Stories by Nina Shapiro
Nina Shapiro is Senior Editor at the Seattle Weekly.
Freeing 'sex slaves' is now at the top of the human rights agenda, thanks largely to Christian evangelicals. How did the anti-trafficking crusade evolve, and is it being overhyped?
Posted on Aug 30, 2004, Source: Seattle Weekly
A national organization of law-enforcement veterans says the war on drugs is 'a total and abject failure.'
Posted on Aug 19, 2003, Source: Seattle Weekly
To help smooth America's growing class divisions, the father of one of the world's richest men is urging the current generation of millionaire Medicis toward social responsibility.
Posted on Apr 25, 2003, Source: Seattle Weekly
Disproportionately infected, blacks confront the reality that it's no longer a white, gay disease.
Posted on Oct 24, 2002, Source: Seattle Weekly
A new wave of books about so-called 'mean girls' is generating a media frenzy and playing into ongoing debates about gender and kids.
Posted on May 30, 2002, Source: Seattle Weekly
Today's parents, we are constantly told, must either give up their careers or neglect their children. But many couples have found a creative third way to mesh family and work.
Posted on Dec 3, 2001, Source: Seattle Weekly
Is Boeing compromising on safety in order to cut costs? Some workers believe so, pointing to changes in the way the company carries out inspections. Parts are now inspected by the people who build them, rather than trained inspectors -- a practice which smacks of internal bias, according to a former head of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: Seattle Weekly
