Austin K sent this link along in an email this morning. It’s a couple of years old, but it’s still worth sharing and reading. The links go to interesting websites if you have an open mind about politics, which is to say, that you can imagine political positions that are broader than the republican and […]
Tag: Wealth Distribution
Politics and Entertainment!
M & I are working on two campaigns for the regular election. The first is Thomas Bjorgen’s run for the Court of Appeals. Tom would simply make a superb judge and I think it’s going to happen. I am certainly going to work to make it happen. The second campaign we are pounding on is […]
The State is a Condition
“The State is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behaviour; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving differently toward one another…” Gustav Landauer Have to pack and set up the Really Really Free Market in Olympia. Contracting other relationships, behaving differently toward one another? Can we really destroy […]
Judging the Judge Candidates
Ok, a little more on the judge races. And specifically on the question of how to figure out who is really qualified to sit on the bench. The table below is from VotingForJudges.org. VFJ does not do a rating, it simply compiles and attempts to present an unbiased presentation of the judge races. All of […]
Dana Walker for State Treasurer!
It’s official. We are running a write-in campaign against Jim McIntire for Washington State Treasurer. I have imposed on my friend Dana Walker to accept the role of running against the previously unopposed Jim McIntire for Washington State Treasurer. Here is what Dana had to say about the write-in campaign: Hi, I am Dana Walker […]
Who Is Puget Sound Energy? Let's Check the Title and See Who Owns PSE
Thurston County will get to vote to authorize the Public Utility District to expand into electricity in November. It is on the ballot, friends. We did it. No paid signature gatherers, just volunteers knocking on doors. Let’s talk about Puget Sound Energy for a moment. It is not a Puget Sound based company despite the […]
Release the Tax Returns, Mitt
Washington Post carries story this morning about pressure from both sides to have Romney release more tax returns. I don’t think he is going to do it. I think he is going to try to tough it out and claim principled stand that he has shared enough personal information. That would fly better if his […]
Some Thoughts of Equality, Diversity and Class
My email buddy Austin Kelly gathers and distributes some really amazing stuff. Here’s something that I got from him today under Gender and Liberation: Critique of Liberal Anti-Racism: A Way Forward or Regression on Race?2009 DECEMBER 7The following essay by Walter Benn Michaels appeared in the London Review of Books.Here are some excerpts:“My point is […]
Washington Investment Trust – State Bank Now
Why was North Dakota the only US State not affected by the banking crisis? (It’s not the oil.) Because it was the ONLY State with its own Public Bank! The State Bank bills are down to the wire in the WA Legislature. SB 6310 needs to move out of committee now or the […]
Live Feed from the Occupation of Wall Street
It’s a live feed, for as long as it lasts or as long as they loop the footage, so the activity and engagement level varies depending on what is going on at any given moment, but thought I would embed the video in case you want to plug in for a minute or two and […]