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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Can You Keep a Secret? Unspeakable Scapegoats for Official Alaskans
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Reviews
Catching Up, Part Two
Possessing Genius
by Carolyn Abraham
The Last American Man
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way
by Charles Bukowski
Shoppers: Two Plays
by Denis Johnson
Bay of Souls
by Robert Stone
You Are Worthless
by Dr. Oswald T. Pratt
reviews by David A. James

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
Assembly Gone Wild!
Bechtel and Fluor
Free Chong, Jail Rush
Loren's Lemurs
by Dan Darrow

corrections to the previous editions

Editorial
Real Politics—and Real Solutions

Firebreak
by Sarah Wolfe

Letters to the Editor
Tony Carter
Red Neckerson

poetry
"Snowzag"
by Sonja Benson

"Looking for Dad"
by Doreen Fitzgerald

untitled
by Sylvia Burns

The Postal News
Double XX
extracted from the exhibition statement

Potluck Wedding
public announcement

ECA Meeting: Reports, Resolutions, & No Rumpus
meeting report by D. Helfferich

Ray's View from the Lump

Video Dreamland
View from the Top
Safety of Objects
The In-Laws
Down With Love
Chicago
movie reviews by Thela Clayton

Web Feet
www.helping.org
www.publiclibraryofscience.org
www.modestneeds.com
website reviews by C.B. & Gromit the Wondercat

Cartoons Galore!

FEATURES

Biopiracy or Bioprivateering?
by Richard Stallman

Patent monopolies on plant and animal varieties, on genes, and on new medicines threaten to harm developing countries.

The Business of Art
story and photos by
Terry Glendinning

Three Ester artists are interviewed in this article: Tom Hart, Judie Gumm, and Gary Grata.

Can Capitalism Turn Green?
by Debbie Rimer

American capitalism can give us the leverage to improve performance environmentally, socially, and economically.

Days at the Edge of the Dark Side
by Rich Seifert

Musings on the city of Washington, D.C., the Fulbright Scholarly Exchange Program, and the International Spy Museum.

Kennicott and McCarthy
story and photos by Sherri Schleiter

One avenue to historic preservation is through photography: historic Kennicott and McCarthy are being renovated in more ways than one.

Poisoned Potato Salad
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

Living someplace for a long time doesn't make you a venerated sage, and it doesn't erase the skeletons in the family closet—the author speaks from experience.

Politics, Stained by Oil
by Ross Coen,
Fairbanks MediaWatch

Randy Reuderich is in hot water again. How did so many people ignore for so long the blatant conflict of interest in Reuderich's dual roles as chair of Alaska's Republican Party and his post on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission?

What to Do About George W. Bush
by J.D. Ragan

The author's own experiences in political organizing point to a way that people can make a difference in Bush's America today.

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