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Occupiers from Across the Nation to Converge on Olympia on Feb 18 – 19
Occupiers from Across the Nation to Converge on Olympia Occupy Olympia (WA) and the Alliance for Global Justice are hosting an Occupy Solidarity Social Forum Feb. 18-19 in the Washington state capital city. The...
Kucinich to run for Congress in Ohio, not WA
http://www.facebook.com/denniskucinich “I will be filing for the 9th Congressional District today, December 28, 2011 at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 1:00pm” http://www.facebook.com/denniskucinich
WA State House Ways and Means Chair Ross Hunter's data on state employee compensation
Data on State Employee Compensation Despite conservative claims to the contrary the number of state workers per 1000 residents is decreasing significantly, and state employee wages are not in general higher than private sector...
Democratic leaders caught on video with Tim Eyman
Everyone should know by now that Republicans serve the 1%. But one weekend in Olympia I caught on video Democratic leaders doing something inappropriate with Tim Eyman. (From the left to the right in...
WSJ article admits serious harm from vehicle pollution
Signs of Intelligent Life in the Murdoch Universe. The WSJ has article on “Scientists Increasingly Link Vehicle Exhaust With Brain-Cell Damage, Higher Rates of Autism.” There should be higher taxes on gasoline!
Link: Road Kill Democrats want Spending Reform with Tax Hike
Click: ‘Roadkill’ Democrats Want Spending Reform With Tax Hike
Bankers' 2010 bonuses could have paid for 3.5 million jobs
If last year’s bank executive bonuses from the six biggest financial firms we bailed out went to creating jobs with middle-class jobs with benefits, the unemployment rate would plummet to 6.75% – the same...
Tim Eyman Slashes, Gov. Gregoire and Speaker Chopp Don't Fight
Governor Gregoire and the legislature propose raising the regressive sales tax to overcome the budget shortfall that was caused by decades of tax cuts for the rich, reckless deregulation, and disastrous wars. Why don’t...
Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002: "My views are progressive"
Mitt Romney in Worcester 2002 “My views are progressive”