DESIGNER PEOPLE Sally Deneen, E Magazine The human genetic blueprint has been drafted, offering both perils and opportunities for the environment. The Big Question: are we changing the Nature of Nature? http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10307
THE DEATH PENALTY'S OTHER VICTIMS Dave Lindorff, Salon When prosecutors eliminate jurors opposed to capital punishment, they also weed out women and minorities and stack the deck against defendants. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10304
JOHN MCCAIN PLAYS LADY MACBETH? David Corn, AlterNet There's a dangerous and wily foe lying in wait for George W. Bush on Capital Hill: Senator John McCain, who promises to push his campaign finance bill on to the Senate agenda as soon as Bush takes office. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10302
MEDIA MONOPOLY, THE VIDEO GAME Joab Jackson, Baltimore City Paper We need a new "God game" for the New Economy, where players instead of controling empires and natural resources, players use multinational corporations to capture as much "human mindshare" as possible. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10300