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Ga. Supreme Court Rules State Commission Charter Schools Unconstitutional Washington should be next. See The State Constitution and other reasons to oppose charter schools. In short, according to the Washington State Constitution, ” The legislature shall provide for a general and uniform system of public schools. …the entire revenue derived from the common school fund…

With only a few days left in the primary race for the 1st Congressional District,  progressive champion Darcy Burner and centrist Democrat Suzan DelBene are neck and neck in the polls. But recent revelations about DelBene’s failure to file important records with the FEC may (should) decide the race. Washington State Progressive Caucus Chair Judith…

State Republicans Fined for Accounting Errors in Funding Steve Litzow, Others in 2010 Election “The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) approved a $6,700 fine against the Washington State Republican Party Aug. 19 for the late disclosure of donations and spending worth hundreds of thousands in the final weeks of the 2010 elections — including…

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Fox News often appears on http://news.google.com, though Fox News continue to publish climate denial propaganda (I saw such an article on it the other day.) Shouldn’t google stop including Fox News articles? Fox News is not a legitimate news source. What I’m suggesting isn’t censorship; it’s maintaining high quality.  Google wouldn’t include links Holocaust-denial websites,…

Seattle resident Joe Brewer wrote this groundbreaking article How Will the 99% Deal with the Psychopaths in the 1%?. The economic elite (“the 1%”) seem to lack the normal, altruistic tendencies and emotions of most of us. They lack shame and a sense of community.    Great opportunity for progressive messaging in these memes.

A coalition between Backbone Campaign, SAFE (Standing Against Foreclosure Eviction), and City Life/Vida Urbana from Boston held a training session on Beacon Hill in Seattle Tuesday evening.  The training was followed by an action at PacMed Building involving projecting “Eviction Free Zone” onto the side of the building. Activists from around the country attending Backbone’s…

Climate Study Forces Koch-Funded Skeptic to Admit Humans Driving Warming Climate change skeptic and physicist Richard Muller co-founded the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project three years ago to debunk global warming fears, even getting a $150,000 grant from the conservative Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation for his work.  Today, however, he writes in the New…

Did Suzan DelBene Break Federal Election-Ethics Laws? Sure Looks Like It DelBene facing renewed allegations of non-disclosure violation