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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
Physicans for a National Health Program Western WA's meeting on May 4 at UW
Saturday May 4, 7PM Kane Hall Rm 120, UW Speakers: Andy Coates, MD (National President, PNHP), Gerald Friedman, PhD (Professor, Dept of Economics, U MA), Jeff Johnson (President, WA State Labor Council). Welcome by...