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Thoughts on the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling 0

Thoughts on the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling

In yet another ruling that will bolster the Republicans, the Roberts court strikes down DOMA. I’m in favor of gay rights but am disturbed that our political system gives us marijuana legalization and gay...

On the local option for transit funding 0

On the local option for transit funding

At the Bellevue forum on transit funding, Rep. Judy Clibborn described how a Republican legislator probably won’t support the local option for transit funding that is being considered by the legislature, HB 1954. According...

Is Andrew Cuomo another Barack Obama? 0

Is Andrew Cuomo another Barack Obama?

I read an excellent article in The Nation by Eric Alterman, “Cuomo v.s. Cuomo.” Alterman describes how Andrew Cuomo (current governor of NY and son of former governor Mario Cuomo) is socially liberal and,...

Sam Seder: Economic Libertarianism is a fantasyland 0

Sam Seder: Economic Libertarianism is a fantasyland

Sam Seder nails it about libertarians and their puerile fantasies. Building codes needed to protect against earthquakes?   “Are people in Haiti more free because they’re out from under the scourge of building codes?”  Government...