The attack on progressive radio in the Pacific Northwest

How odd!  The progressive talk radio stations for Seattle (KPTK) and Portland (KPOJ, now Fox Sports AM620) are  switching to sports radio formats. The Tacoma Weekly reports in Seattle’s KPTK expected to switch from progressive talk to sports: “When reached for comment KPTK program director Carey Curelop said, ‘There’s nothing I can confirm or deny.’…

Pee and politics

Raw Story reports: Emmy Award-winning The Mary Tyler Show actor Ed Asner recently asked a Fox News producer if he could “piss on” him after he was confronted about a California Federation of Teachers video that showed cartoon rich people urinating on poor people. Fox News host Sean Hannity and other conservative pundits first began…

Involved Democracy: Stop Coal Trains in their Tracks, Thurs Dec 13

WHAT: Environmental Impact Hearing On the Proposed                         Gateway Pacific Terminal WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 13th, 4-7 pm                (Arrive by 3 pm if possible for press conference) WHERE: Washington State Convention Center (800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA)          …

Don’t block Elizabeth Warren for the Senate Banking Committee

From Tell Majority Leader Harry Reid: Don’t block Elizabeth Warren for the Senate Banking Committee. For years now, Wall Street has held sway over the Senate Banking Committee. The committee is stacked with industry-friendly Republicans and Democrats whose largest donors are big banks. Through this cozy influence, Wall Street has managed to ride out scandal…