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An Inside Job: how Wall Street caused the subprime crash
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Last Sunday afternoon I joined twenty or so others at the Renton library to watch the muckraking documentary An Inside Job. The two hour video tells how deregulation and a revolving door between regulators and industry fueled risky practices and huge profits on Wall Street. The two hour video is filled with interviews with knowledgeable […]
Recall or censure Patty Murray if the Super Committee proposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare
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Washington is one of 18 states allowing for recalls of sitting US Senators. (See here and here.) If the Super Committee that Senator Patty Murray is co-chairing proposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare I believe Washingtonians should mount a recall effort against her. This is especially needed if the Super Committee endorses no tax […]
Referendum 74: Same-sex Marriage
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Referendum 74 may be on the ballot in November, provided enough signatures are gathered. “This bill would redefine marriage to allow same-sex couples to marry, modify existing domestic-partnership laws, allow clergy to refuse to solemnize or recognize marriages and religious organizations to refuse to accommodate marriage celebrations.” See Approve Referendum 74. Comments comments