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Should progressives try to stop Hillary?
Hillary Clinton is a frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nominee in 2014. Given her hawkish history as Secretary of State, and given her connections to her triangulating husband and his corporate crowd, it’s likely...
Two good resolutions that Democrat federal lawmakers should follow
The King County Democrats’ Platform & Resolutions Committee is (favorably) considering the following two resolutions, the first one calling for cuts to Pentagon spending, and the second one opposing cuts to Social Security. Concerning...
Powerful gun control video by WA Alliance
The video is produced by The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility. “The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization formed in January of 2013. We have a leadership committee of over...
Gov. Inslee accuses the Senate Republicans of favoring millionaire tax breaks over our kids' education
Presumably this is in reference to the controversy over the estate tax (Wash . House OKs change to state estate tax, State House, Senate offer estate tax measures) and over Inslee and the Democrats’...
Microsoft's tax evasion, corruption, and the banality of evil
I spoke with a Microsoft executive today at a party. He asked me what I do when I’m not working. I mentioned my blogging and gave as an example my article about the (wished...
The Tim Eyman Memorial Bridge song
posted on youtube by Zeke Hoskin If you know more about who created and sang this, please let me know.
Resolution Supporting Public Financing of Campaigns In Seattle
Fair Elections Seattle, and the 37th LD Democrats have submitted the following resolution (slightly edited by KCDems platform committee) to the WSDCC. WHEREAS the role of big money in Seattle campaigns continues to grow,...
Massive protest over Microsoft tax evasion
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Redmond today in protest over Microsoft’s tax evasions. Organizers claimed 100,000 people participated. Police estimated the size at 65,000.  There were 18 arrests related to the...
Rodney Tom and the evil Senate Repugs want to take $140,000,000 from students and give it to the rich
Legislature Gets a Reprieve on Estate Tax – Drop-Dead Date Now is Next Week Due to a technical problem with the estate tax, the state of Washington’s Department of Revenue will soon begin sending...