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2000
A Bearish Bush Has Economists Worrying December - LA Times.

Are we on the brink of a recession? December - ZDNet.

Who, me, a hypocrite? Bill Gates calls on FCC to prevent AOL monopoly, December - c|net news.

The power of one: An obscure mathmatical rule of thumb can expose fraudulent business practices, December - New Scientist.

The Nanotechnology Economy: Prepare for the second industrial revolution, December - NanoTechnology Magazine.

Microsoft Settles 'Permatemp' Suit for $97 Million, December - New York Times.

Microsoft, Plaintiffs Settle Temp Lawsuits: Microsoft has reached a $97 million settlement of federal lawsuits from temporary workers who challenged the software giant's employment practices, December - Tampa Tribune.

Chugging Toward a Slowdown: The president-elect-whoever he is-cannot be watching the economy with much serenity. What's driven this economic boom has been confidence in the boom itself, December - Newsweek.

The Smugglers' Slaves: Thousands of Chinese who entered Canada illegally will spend years in abject poverty as they struggle to pay off the gangsters who brought them to the promised land, December - Macleans.

Lack of jobs hits young men hardest, December - Mainichi Newspapers.

Web hosting not one of Microsoft's core competencies?, December - C-Net News.

Revolution for TV: Congress gave broadcasters a chunk of the public airwaves worth $70 billion, but the broadcasters paid nothing, November - Boston Globe.

Seeing The Forest For The Trees: The Mexican rainforest is disappearing, and the coffee you drink has a lot to do with it, November - Tucson Weekly.

The Land of Milk and Money: Those celebrity milk mustaches are not what they seem, November 2000 - Texas Observer.

Renters get stiffed, November - Seattle Weekly.

Ireland is on course to become one of the richest states in the EU, November - Irish Times.

Seattle's hospitality industry spawns poverty-wage jobs, November - Real Change News.

How Russia's cyber crooks hack the net, November - Guardian.

Globalization's human face, November - Seattle Times.

The biggest threat to economic growth, November - Reason.

Nader calls corporations foes of democracy, November - Washington Times.

For dot-bombs, a tale of riches to rags, November - Boston Globe.

Standing Up to the Swoosh, November - The Village Voice.

America: Who Stole the Dream?, November - A nation in search of answers: Reprint of Part Ten of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

Cut your car's emissions and make diamonds as you go , October 2000 - New Scientist.

America: Who Stole the Dream?, October - Washington spends billions to retrain American workers for lower-paying jobs: Reprint of Part Nine of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

Just getting by in the middle, October - Seattle Times

Stay of execution for Microsoft, October - ZDNet

Microsoft Playbook: A Report from Common Cause, October - Common Cause

Wage slaves: Time for the fat cats to practice what they preach?, September - Ralph Nader

America: Who Stole the Dream?, September - How foreign interests lobby for their agendas with the government in Washington: Reprint of Part Eight of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

America: Who Stole the Dream?, August - Say Goodbye to High Tech Jobs: Reprint of Part Seven of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

Why the future doesn't need us, August - This link will take you to an article at the Wired site. Although I disagree with the basic premise, if we are to avoid the future the author envisions we must solve the problems technology causes. To solve them, we have to think about them.

Telephone Consumer Protection Act, August - This link will take you to an information page at the FCC site.

Hit the Telemarketers Below the Belt, August - This link will take you to the Fight Telemarketing site.

Plagued by calls, man is dialing 'j' for justice, August - This link will take you to an article on News Gazette site.

Anti-Telemarketers List, August - This link will take you to an article on Karen's Koncepts site.

I Declare War on Telemarketers, August - This link will take you to an article on the PC World site.

America: Who Stole the Dream?, August - Shortcut to U.S. Jobs: Reprint of Part Six of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

The Next Recession, August - This link will take you to an article on the American Prospect site with a different view of the current economic expansion.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Program, July - This link will take you to the Office of Transportation Technologies site about development of gasoline-electric vehicles.

America: Who Stole the Dream?, July - Reprint of Part Five of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

America: Who Stole the Dream?, June - Reprint of Part Four of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

America: Who Stole the Dream?, May - Reprint of Part Three of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

America: Who Stole the Dream?, April - Reprint of Part Two of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

Spring Protests in Washington, D.C., March - Another Seattle? This link will take you to a link on the Intellectual Capital site. (Read it quick before I add the next installment of the Bartlett/Steele series.

America: Who Stole the Dream?, March - Reprint of Part One of The Philadelphia Inquirer 1996 ten-part series by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele that so angered certain Seattle-area factions The Seattle Times dropped the series after the first installment. We will run the entire series here during the next several months.

Are stratospheric telecommunication services in your future?, February - While other companies spend tens of billions on setting up extensive and incredibly complex (and therefore easy for something to go wrong) satellite systems to create a global telecommunications network, Sky Station International is quietly preparing to deploy platforms into the stratosphere that will provide the same kind of service for a fraction of the cost and faster return on investment.

Y2K, January - More than a 48 hour bug? - This link will take you to a page at PCWeek Online


1999
DOJ Rules Microsoft is a monopoly, November - The court's findings of fact

1996
It's about fairness, September - Pundits argue that the more money corporations make, the better for all of us. Are they right? Is it fair? If not, does it matter? History says it does.
The roar of a million whispers, August - What can we do to combat the political and economic threats to our welfare and freedom without turning into bleary-eyed revolutionary fanatics?
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