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Progressives of all stripes are converging at Westlake Center in Seattle tomorrow at noon for a big protest against corruption and injustice. Joining hundreds of similar protests around the country, activists will be saying...
Monday at Drinking Liberally in Bellevue, a Democratic friend angrily confronted me and asked me to tone down my criticisms of President Obama. “Do you want a repeat of 2000 when Nader handed the...
Proposed bill would bring foreign earnings back to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) Thursday introduced a bill she and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) are co-sponsoring to repatriate foreign tax dollars into the U.S. economy....
Republican leaders announced today their plans to form an “American Nightmare Movement” (ANM) as a public-private partnership to promote more realistic expectations among the populace. With funding from the US Chamber of Commerce and...
AlterNet is reporting that Supercommittee Co-Chair Patty Murray Accepts Award from Defense Industry As She Mulls Cuts To Pentagon Budget. “Murray’s individual take in defense industry donations since 2007 is greater than the combined...
Why Occupy Wall Street Should Scare Republicans On the Occupy Wall Street protests: The arguments I heard from the often-articulate protesters in the park were economic, not partisan. None of the posters depicted Romney,...
‘Occupy Seattle’ protesters arrested at Westlake Park “It is not appropriate for people to put up tents and exclude others from a park, no matter how worthy the cause,” McGinn told reporters. “They can...
See Pink Zeppelin on Vashon Island, Oct 15. Organized by Pete Welch, the show will feature 24 musical acts performing the songs of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Emcees Janet McAlpin & David Godsey...
Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes
This is somewhat over the top and disturbing — and it may involve illegal disruption of Internet traffic — but the righteous anger at the corruption and injustice of our political system is justified....
