Studies and Projects:

• The 2002 Election and peace issues--how Illinois candidates voted on key issues (see also below under Electoral politics).
• How much would an invasion of Iraq cost?
• Number of additional deaths caused by nuclear tests (1945-present).
• Depleted Uranium and the Incidence of Leukemia among Italian Soldiers in Kosovo (pdf file).
• Questions about the US bombing campaign in Kosovo, 1999.  Obituaries on Zoran Djindjic.(1,684 KB)
• Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; how much is the US sending? (5 KB)
• Orwell's original, suppressed preface to Animal Farm;
• Why It's Hard to Get Estimates of Casualties Caused by U.S. Wars (especially from the Census Bureau).(5 KB)
• Low Levels of Arsenic in Water Supply for Cook County.
• a quote from The Wealth of Nations,
• Open Problems and Research Questions.

• A brief reply to The National Review's suggestion to destroy Mecca with nuclear weapons. (7 KB)
• A letter to New City regarding an article on war monuments in Chicago and Balbo Drive.

Electoral politics:

• Information on Representative Danny Davis (D-IL).  Also how to get information about members of Congress using Vote Smart, Opensecrets, and the Library of Congress.  (300 KB)
• Election Fraud and Where to Report It. (8 KB)

• Some articles on food safety, NAFTA, civil liberties, and the current conflict in the Middle East. (657 KB)