The Western Washington Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program held its Ninth Annual Public Meeting on Saturday, July 19th, at Kane Hall, on the University of Washington Campus. The theme of the meeting was: Health Care is a Human Right: Making It Real in Washington State. Here are videos of the speakers: •Health…
One commonly hears the claim “The Democrats are as bad as the Republicans.” This is a gross exaggeration, both nationally and here in Washington State. Why does the claim have so much traction? Who’s to blame for the misperception? Do the Dems themselves bear some responsibility? What is the Democratic Party doing to address that…
There is a never-ending debate among progressive Democrats about whether to break away from the Democratic Party. Recently, that debate has heated up — for example, on discussion forums of progressive Dems in Washington State. The victory of Socialist candidate Kshama Sawant over long-time Democratic stalwart Richard Conlin should have been a wake-up call to…
Conservative ideology is based on protecting rich people from having to pay for the benefits they reap from government: peace at home, stable markets, infrastructure, an educated work force, research, potable water, clean air, public health, etc. Conservatives wasted trillions on corrupt, disastrous wars and are happy to pay subsidies to corporate farmers and Big…
An analysis of voting records of US Senators shows that moderate Republican Senators Collins and Murkowski voted more similarly to Democrats than to Republicans. This continues the analysis of Congressional voting records begun in Visualized grouping of US Congress members by similarities in their voting record. The data is based on voting records collected at…
Who defends the middle class and our civil rights? The Dems or the Republicans? Last week Dave Brat beat Eric Cantor partly by accusing Cantor of supporting crony capitalism. Undeniably, Obama supported crony capitalism: he surrounded himself with Wall Street cronies. Yesterday the House voted to rein in Obama’s NSA spying; see House votes to…
The following images show US Senators and Representatives arranged according to the similarity of their voting records in 2013 and 2014. What’s most notable is how different the Dems are from the Republicans. Another feature apparent from the images is that in the Senate, Democrats vote more as a bloc than the Republicans. In fact,…
In a speech at Harvard University’s commencement, Michael Bloomberg criticized cases in which liberal students prevented speakers, including Condoleezza Rice, from speaking at universities. “In each case, liberals silenced a voice — and denied an honorary degree — to individuals they deemed politically objectionable. This is an outrage.” He compared students protests to the efforts…
TUES JUNE 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m., at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd Street, Seattle; The Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT) presents “EXPOSING THE TRUTH OF U.S. TORTURE: RESTORING HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE RULE OF LAW” featuring Brig. General David R. Irvine of The Constitution Project. MC Prof. Rob Crawford. Panelists…
The Education section of the current Democratic state platform for Washington State (adopted in 2012) includes language opposing charter schools: We oppose: Public funding for charter schools and vouchers; The commercial exploitation of students; Linking military recruitment to educational funding; Organized prayer in public schools; “No Child Left Behindâ€; Basing teacher pay solely on student…