Archive for ‘Justice’

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May17

The IRS scandal

by Martha Koester on May 17th, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Posted In: Justice, Politics, Tea Party

The year 2010 gave us Citizens United. Suddenly corporations were people who had the right of free speech. But corporations didn’t want their free speech to be disclosed. Enter the Koch Bros., Dick Armey and Freedom Works. In their basement lab, they concocted the very first para-political party, the Tea Party, disguised as a social […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May14

June 8th Inspire Seattle meeting: Who are the Real Moochers Among Us?

by WillAtInspireSeattle on May 14th, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Posted In: Activism, Justice, Economic Justice, Economics

InspireSeattle invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum:  Saturday, June 8st at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening: Who are the Real Moochers Among Us? Announcement:  Photos  from our last social can be seen at  http://www.inspireseattle.org/minutes/042713.html When Mitt Romney was running for president, he referenced that 47 percent of us who are moochers. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May11

Sickening: Why Walt Disney World and Olive Garden are exactly the wrong places to take your family

by AlexStone on May 11th, 2013 at 6:50 pm
Posted In: Politics, Accountability, Justice, Economic Justice, Human Rights

Walt Disney World and Darden Restaurants (which owns restaurant chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster) both have happy-looking public faces regarding the health of the people they employ. But behind the scenes, they’re doing everything they can to deny people working in Florida the right to earn basic benefits like paid sick days on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May10

It’s critical to pay for early learning

by John Burbank on May 10th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Education, Politics, Washington State Politics

My daughter is really good with little kids. She can really get them to open up. She engages with them – about who they are, what they want to do, what they could do. These are some of the qualities of a good early childhood teacher. Child-care teaching is one of the most important professions, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May08

Rebuild the Middle Class: Invest in Opportunity

by Kim Justice on May 8th, 2013 at 8:47 am
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Politics, Washington State Politics

Part one in a series “Special Legislative Session: The Big Picture.” — When legislators return to Olympia on May 13th for a special session to finalize the budget, they should focus on the big picture: strategic investments that build the middle class in Washington state and help people get back to work. Opportunities to do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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