Archive for ‘Rocky Anderson’

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Apr26

Conference call with Rocky Anderson and Ralph Nader, Sat May 4

by Linda Boyd on April 26th, 2013 at 7:15 pm
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Labor, Elections, Rocky Anderson

A CONVERSATION WITH ROCKY ANDERSON AND RALPH NADER Raise the Minimum Wage Saturday, MAY 4 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT/ 9 AM PT for one hour RSVP below. You will receive an acknowledgement via email containing the call-in instructions. __________ Ralph Nader is a well known political activist, attorney, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr11

Effective and doable

by Linda Boyd on April 11th, 2013 at 7:19 am
Posted In: Economics, Banks, Economics, Public Bank, Elections, Rocky Anderson

PUBLIC STATE BANKS OR WALL STREET BANKS: THE CHOICE IS OURS If you missed last Saturday’s “Banking for We the People” call, then you missed a great discussion about an elegant yet simple economic solution, which helps states save huge sums of taxpayer dollars and shores up local economies. We heard from Rocky Anderson and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar26

Public Banking Conference Call – April 6, 2013 – RSVP NOW!

by Linda Boyd on March 26th, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Posted In: Economics, Banks, Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Public Bank, Elections, Rocky Anderson

Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, is the inspiration and thought leader behind the Public Banking Institute, where she serves as Chairman and President. Ellen will discuss the benefits of public banking, the disadvantages of the current banking system and what we can do to take control of our banking system so it works […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar11

The Sharp Pain of Sequestration

by Tom Barnard on March 11th, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Politics, Obama, Elections, Rocky Anderson

Despite some pundits making light of the immediate effects of sequestration, the pain will soon be very real to our nation’s most vulnerable. Sharon Parrott, for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit research group laid it out in stark terms: “In fact, sequestration will have a real impact on Americans across the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb21

Scrap the MAP!

by Linda Boyd on February 21st, 2013 at 6:49 am
Posted In: Education, Elections, Rocky Anderson, Politics, Washington State Politics

Dear Seattle teachers, Thank you for refusing to administer the MAP test. You are to be applauded for having the courage to take a stand against the fixation on high-stakes testing and its harmful impact on students. The Justice Party of Washington State supports the rights of students to receive a high-quality public education. They […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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