Tea Party Priorities

Where's Howard Dean? We need progressive political leaders

What happened to Howard Dean?   He served as chairman of the DNC from 2005 to 2009.  According to the wikipedia article about him, “He currently holds neither elected office nor official position in the Democratic party.” You’d think that Dean would play a leading role on the progressive Left, alongside Alan Grayson, Dennis Kucinich, Bernie […]

Beat back the bank attack!

S.A.F.E. (Standing Against Foreclosure and Eviction) in Seattle successfully stopped a impending eviction by mobilizing the community to support one-another and stand-up to intimidation by corrupt banks. Visit www.SAFEinSeattle.org Amplify your Activism by visiting www.BackboneCampaign.org find us on FB at https://www.facebook.com/BackboneCamp… SAFE formed from an Occupy offshoot after a Eviction Protection weekend training with Backbone […]

Infographic: Income Inequality is Pulling Washington State Apart

A new report released today  “Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends,” by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Economic Policy Institute,  shows that income inequality in Washington state is at historic highs. Since the late 1970s, incomes of the state’s wealthiest households have risen substantially, while moderate- and lower-income […]