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Chris Tombrello responds: Wikipedia credits Tim Russert with coining “red state/blue state” during the 2000 elections. That year all of the TV news networks decided to use red/blue on their maps as a way...

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Chris-Hedges-is-Correct-Ab-by-Joe-Giambrone-120210-962.html “More of a parasite than a cancer, these pro-violence [Black Bloc] activists latch on to other nonviolent movements and use the cover of a large human shield to carry out actions that the...

On Wednesday, a story broke that Rob McKenna has accepted $14k from a shady foreclosure firm that his office had put “on notice” for investigation.  After sitting on those contributions for over four month,...

Tom Hayden’s Peace and Justice Resource Center is reporting: Afghan Fissures Worsen, Exit Proposed     US Afghan Allies Attacking US Troops

I heard this on Norman Goldman’s radio show and tracked down some references. The caller mentioned Rep. Bob Hasegawa by name and lauded his work on the state bank and other issues. Goldman spoke...

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/02/poor-white-and-republican.html This article is reminiscent of Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”.  It describes how many poor whites in the South depend on government handouts but, at the same time, are attracted to...

The Environmental Priorities Coalition says: SB 6406 would gut the Growth Management Act (the law that protects our state from sprawl), make several major policy changes to the State Environmental Policy Act, and now...

Exciting news! The Washington House passed the Reproductive Parity Act (HB 2330) last night by a vote of 52-46! This victory would not have been possible without your calls and emails and your attendance at...

Let’s Get Bradley Manning the Nobel Peace Prize

We are more than halfway through the short 60-day election-year legislative session, which is scheduled to end March 8th. Whether or not the Legislature will close the $1.4 billion budget gap, and put us...