GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna’s campaign website has Six Principles for a New Direction in State Budgeting Below I’ve added interpretations, suggested by  Zach Smith an Walt Kloefkorn. Restore the Legislature’s role in collective bargaining (bust  the unions) Reduce lawsuit abuse (strip Americans of their right to defend themselves in court) Introduce managed competition for…

Many progressives who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are now angry. They feel cheated and betrayed. They feel that President Obama failed to even try to live up to his promise to bring real change to Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama by public But some critics of progressives say that anyone who was taken…

FreePress.net and SaveTheNews.org are reporting The Internal Revenue Service considers the NFL — yes, the National Football League, home to gazillion-dollar salaries and revenues — a registered nonprofit!1 Meanwhile, dozens of nonprofit journalism outlets have been waiting for months or even years to attain the same status.2 (Maybe they should just get involved in organized…

Rocky Anderson spoke last night at University Methodist Church near UW in Seattle on his third-party bid for Presidency. Photos courtesy of Andy Kern. Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City, is running under the banner of the Justice Party, which he formed last November.  So far only Mississippi has officially recognized the Justice Party…

GOP War on Women  

Code Pink says: Spring is here! Time to rise up! Join a May Day action near you Invite your friends to join you: Send anE- Postcard of Janet’s Call to Strike! Print out our Strike Solidarity sign and hang in a public place: Color | Black & White Because war criminals go on book tours…

(Note: Martha Koester contributed much of the content of this posting.) Lots of progressives want single-payer healthcare: Medicare for All. But if the Democrats don’t shape up and if Republicans get their way, we may soon have Medicare for None. March 2011: House Republicans vote to replace Medicare with coupons that give you a discount on…

At the 41st Legislative District Caucus meeting today, I spoke with Karen Porterfield, who is running for US Congress in the newly redistricted 8th Congressional District.  The new 8th CD extends from the eastern Seattle suburbs to Wenatchee in central Washington.  (See the Washington State Redistricting Commissions maps.) Here is her campaign website: http://www.karenporterfield4congress.com/ (though…

The Social Security Works Washington coalition is educating young and old folks about the importance of the Social Security System and how one simple fix will ensure EVERYONE will benefit from this vital social program. By balancing the amount everyone contributes – Scrapping the Cap – the social insurance will continue for many generations. Rep.…