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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
