LA Police Supress Convention Protests
Up to 20,000 marched and protested outside the Democratic Party convention PHOTO: Jordan Silverman	"This is what democracy looks like" says demonstrator, showing wound from a rubber bullet. After a handful of protesters threw plastic water bottles and rocks over a fence near the convention center, hundreds of police responded with brutality PHOTO: Marc Farjeon	Cops tried to frighten reporters and delegates by painting demonstrators as violent PHOTO: Mark Vallen

Winners and Losers in LA 2000 Showdowns
Festive protests, street anger, and a panorama of excess

U'wa Marchers Chide Gore
Promise to make Gore ties to oil company an election-year issue

"Tips" Lead Cops to Raid Alt Media Center
Live national telecast conveniently knocked off the air

Demonstrators Failed to Get Message Out
Cops, media demonize protesters without challenge

The Fat Cats' Convention Experience
Big contributors to both Dems and Repubs are indifferent to who wins

Three Faces of Philadelphia
For GOP delegates, the convention meant a suitcase full of loot, including a limited-edition Barbie	Police clamped down hard. arresting about 400 protesters and holding them in jail past the end of the convention	John Mastrobuoni of Electricians Local 98 thanks the GOP for all the overtime pay but his shirt reads: "Republicans for a week"

The GOP's Lie-apalooza
No mention of impeachment saga or other bad memories from the Years of Newt

Backlash Over Philly Protest Crackdown
Protesters charge they were beaten, refused medical attention in police stations

The Battle of Philadelphia
Police use preventive detention and high bail to hold protesters

Voices of the Failed Drug War
At shadow convention, casualties of the War on Drugs remembered

McCain Jeered For Bush Endorsement
As Bush delegates grab floor seats from rightful McCain supporters

Philadelphia Funneled $7 Million to GOP to Host Convention
Pennsylvania also gave $7M via non-profit "committee"

Lieberman Is No Washington Saint
Mr. Integrity wallows in institutional sleaze of Washington

Gore's Disguised "Wise Use" Environmentalism
Close reading of Earth in the Balance reveals shallow views

Bush Took Millions From Phony Grassroots Groups
"Tort reform" groups front for Philip Morris, Exxon, others

Bush's Personal Culture War
Undeclared war on legacy of 1960s

Media Biased Towards Bush, Survey Shows
Bush portrayed as middle-of-road, VP mostly cast as a liar tainted by scandal

Cheney's Dirty Business
Companies work on behalf of some globe's worst players

Why I Don't Like Dick Cheney
Meet Mr. Jerk

California is considering applications for 24 new power plants, with some breaking ground already. The new plants could be a great step forward if you depend on air conditioning or are a manufacturer or other big business. It does not bode well, however, for environmental quality

CUBA'S KEY TO SURVIVAL:   URBAN GARDENS The withdrawal of Soviet aid in 1989 meant that Cuba could no longer import millions of tons of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Castro's solution was to develop "urban agriculture," growing organic vegetables in every backyard, vacant lot, bucket, or barrel. The plan succeeded beyond anyone's dreams A Cow and Garden in Every Yard Feeding Everyone Without Using Pesticides

Trees explode into flame in a Colorado wildfire

CLINTON ALLOWED GENOCIDE, REPORT SAYS
Administration blocked UN intervention in 1994 slaughter of up to 800,000

Researchers Warn Earth's Ice is Melting
Patch of ice-free water viewed at North Pole

A Wildfire Policy Built on Fear of Ashes
1988 forest fires show folly of reacting to burning as crisis

Tropical Forests Prime For Catastrophic Fires
80 percent could be lost if another El Nino arrives in coming years

U.S. put Catch-22 in Deal for Cheap AIDS Drug
U.S. pharmaceuticals must be used exclusively, paid back with interest

Salmon Safety Net Full of Holes
Clinton program will "save" salmon same year as they go extinct

Reptiles, such as this water snake, face greater danger of extinction than frogs and toads

Anti-Coca Fungus Threatens Amazon
Anti-cocaine fungus has "notorious tendency to mutate"

Sharp Rise in Neo-Nazi Violence Worries Germany
Escalating attacks on foreigners and homeless

Climate Expert Blasts Emission Trading Scheme
Buying pollution credits from poor nations called "environmental colonialism"

Cleanliness is Next to Dangerous, Says Dr
Overuse and misuse of bacteria killers

Reptiles as Much at Risk of Extinction as Frogs
Destruction of ecosystems is just beginning of problem

Future of Mexican Women's Rights Unclear
Party of incoming leadership has criminalized abortion

Rocket launch site planned for one of the Caribbean's last rainforests PHOTOS: J. S. Graham, Beal Aerospace

Virgin Siberian Forests to be Clearcut for China
Up to 85 percent of old-growth forest will sold to Chinese

Rainforest to be Cleared For Launch Pad
Section of Guyana's pristine rainforest sold for $3 an acre

100,000 Women in India's Seafood Sweatshops
Paid $30 per month with cost of daily meal deducted

Worldwide Tobacco Treaty in Two Years?
UN agency says global controls possible by 2002

Big Tobacco Infiltrated UN Agencies
Internal company documents show attempts to sway health agency against global control of tobacco

Romania's 100,000 Orphans
Still institutionalized, although communist regime gone for 10 years

The Kids Both Gore and Bush Ignore
300+ born every year with HIV from mom's dirty needles

The New York Times Race Series Misses the Mark
Racism often trivialized as just personal bias

Slow Motion Genocide in Iraq
UN sanctions have killed up to 1.5 million, half of them kids under 5

No Media Coverage of Attack on Environment
Congress trying to push through dozens of special interest riders

Demo Steak and Repub Pink Clouds
Many Lessons in Firestone Tire Recall
No Reason for New Missile Defense Program
Bush Tries Hard to Coverup Texas' Failures
Energy Industry Manipulating Prices
Dirty Tricks of Bush Manager Revealed
Tips For Republican Operatives
GOP Tries to Sound Better Than Real
Repubs on the Attack
Who Deserves Credit for Texas' Schools?