On AlterNet: seattle

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Occupying Faith: What Occupy Can Learn From the Mistakes of The Church

Rich Lang, AlterNet. February 13, 2012.

A celebrated Occupy chaplain weighs in on Jesus, the failures of Christianity, and the future of Occupy

Raiding Seattle: The Justice Department's Latest Offensive Against Medical Marijuana

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 16, 2011.

In an orchestrated strike Tuesday, DEA agents raided at least 14 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area.

In Seattle Area, Vietnamese-Americans Getting in on Marijuana Farming

Paul Kim, New America Media. March 22, 2011.

Upper-tier organizers typically conduct business among tight-knit groups of similar ethnicities, rendering surveillance and other investigative methods virtually ineffective.

Immigration Rally in Seattle Draws Many Asians

Ashleen Aguilar, New America Media. April 13, 2010.

The Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) For America hosted the event in Seattle’s Pioneer Square as a part of the National Day of Action.

Why Fanaticism Can Be a Good Thing

Rebecca Solnit, Comment Is Free. December 1, 2009.

It's popular to think the world gets changed by delightful people, but agents of change are often obsessive, intransigent, unreasonable, and demanding.

No Logo, Ten Years Later

Naomi Klein, Huffington Post. November 17, 2009.

On the anniversary of the Seattle protests, anger mounts at collusion between corporations and governments. Perhaps our movement's time has come.

Copenhagen: An Anti-Globalization Movement Comes of Age

Naomi Klein, The Nation. November 16, 2009.

Ten years after the Seattle protests, climate activists are poised to make the U.N. climate change summit their "growing up party."

Nickelsville: Seattle's Homeless Name New Tent City After City's Mayor

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 31, 2009.

An encampment is made up of over a hundred pink tents and is named to protest Seattle Mayor Greg Nickel's policies around the homeless.

146 Year-Old Seattle Post-Intelligencer Goes Online Only

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. March 16, 2009.

The Seattle P-I will be the nation's largest daily newspaper to shift to an entirely digital news product.

Minimum Wage Rises, Sky Does Not Fall

Barbara Ehrenreich, AlterNet. January 23, 2007.

A visit to Washington state, which has the highest minimum wage in the country, reveals a booming economy with none of the problems Big Business had been warning about.

Turns Out, Seattle Isn't So Green: How About Your City?

Erica Barnett, AlterNet. November 21, 2006.

Seattle's mayor is dubbed an environmental hero but other cities are making real progress toward addressing climate change.