Washington Liberals

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  • Bannering May 10 in Seattle against Corporate Personhood

    Norm Conrad of MoveOn reports: May 10th is the 127th “anniversary” of the Supreme Court case used as precedent for the absurd notion that corporations are entitled to the birthrights of actual human beings. In co-operation with Move to Amend, we will be displacing a really big banner on the N 50th St overpass on…

  • The party of dumb

    The LA Times is reporting that, despite the overwhelming majority of the public who support tightening gun laws, the failure of Congress to pass gun control in the wake of Sandy Hook may, paradoxically help Republicans in future elections, because gun right supporters are more passionate about the issue. “Those who said they felt “very…

  • On the edge: a poverty-wage story slam

    Hosted by noted journalist Sarah Jaffe, a leading writer and commentator on social movements and low-wage work, “On the Edge” is a chance to hear real stories from the lives of poverty-wage workers who are rising up from the edge of our economy to bring their experiences squarely to the center of public debate about…

  • Canvassing against Rodney Tom

    Saturday I canvassed in Bellevue with Fuse Washington, the King County Democrats, and the Win/Win Network to educate people in the 48th LD about Rodney Tom. King County Dems Chair Karl de Jong was at the event. The web page for the event, on the website of the 48th LD  Democrats, says: Many of his…

  • Resolution in Support of Local-Option Transit Funding

    Whereas a key source of funding for King County METRO Transit will expire in mid-2014, resulting in a 17% loss of service hours, and Snohomish County has already cut all Sunday transit service; and Whereas new transit funding will take almost a year to put in place; and Whereas for many people in King, Pierce…

  • Bad taste: Move to Amends' crude video

    Move To Amend sent out an email with a link to the above crude video. They wrote: Move to Amend feels it is critical to have a bigger presence in the social networks, so we have created a series of short videos to be released on the Internet in the upcoming weeks (tune in every…

  • Canvass to hold Rodney Tom accountable; Tom's defense of his "bipartisan" budget

    Karl de Jong, chair of the King County Democrats, sent out this notice: State Senator Rodney Tom claimed he wanted certain bills to pass (both the DREAM Act and the Reproductive Parity Act). However, this afternoon he voted against bringing those bills to the floor. Time to activate! This Saturday, we’re teaming up with our…

  • Howard Dean: Obama Might Drive Me Out Of The Democratic Party

    Howard Dean: Obama Might Drive Me Out Of The Democratic Party “What the hell are they thinking?” the former DNC chair asks about Obama’s proposed budget. The Democrats’ civil war?

  • Play the Tax Evaders game

    Tax Evaders is a national project involving artists, game designers, researchers, protest groups, grassroots organizations and concerned citizens. We’d like thank our allies: Citizen Engagement Lab, The Other 98%, US Uncut The Yes Lab, The Overpass Light Brigades, Americans for Tax Fairness, Public Research Interest Group, and Occupy Wall St.

  • Obama pushes seniors and the New Deal off the cliff, protects Pentagon spending. How will the Democrats respond?

    Bloomberg Business Week is reporting in Obama’s Budget Rescues the Pentagon: Although the White House doesn’t advertise this fact in the six-page budget overview it put out this morning, the new budget eliminates nearly all of the cuts that sequestration imposes on the Pentagon. Instead of $500 billion in cuts, Obama proposes only $100 billion,…