Peace Action reports that House Roll Call No. 495, an amendment that effectively freezes military spending at this year’s level, passed the House with bipartisan support. Reps. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and Barney Frank (D-MA)’ amendment cuts $1.1 billion from the 2013 Pentagon budget All Washington State Democrats supported the amendment, as did one Republican. Freezing…

Economist and Co-Founder of The Center for Economic and Policy Research Dean Baker has released a free, online edition of his book The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive “Progressives need a fundamentally new approach to politics. They have been losing not just because conservatives have so much more money and power, but also…

Mitt Romney’s Bankster Ball “Mitt Romney will show his true colors tonight, when he slips behind closed doors in a foreign capital to collect money from international bankers who are mired in scandal.”

The U.S. Economic Policy Debate Is a Sham “In reality, there’s remarkable consensus among mainstream economists, including those from the left and right, on most major macroeconomic issues. The debate in Washington about economic policy is phony. It’s manufactured. And it’s entirely political. Let’s start with Obama’s stimulus. The standard Republican talking point is that…

Bloomberg On Gun Control: Police Should Strike Until Government Acts On Gun Violence (VIDEO) Also: Seventy-five percent of NRA members believe that concealed carry permits should be granted only to those applicants who have not committed any violent misdemeanors. GOP-Backed Study Shows Broad Support For Gun Control

Gonzalez has the endorsement of the King County Democrats, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, and Fuse Washington. As explained in the Seattle P-I, the race between Gonzalez and his opponent will be decided in the August primary: In Superior Court contests, if a candidate receives a majority in the Primary, then the candidate is automatically elected.  The…

Socialism Wins? Canadians Richer, Healthier, & More Socially Mobile Than Americans I’d prefer a less harsh sounding word than “socialism” but maybe that’s just because the Right has been so successful at badmouthing things they want destroy.

On guns, on global warming, on economic inequality, on taxation,  on torture, on Guantanamo, on gay rights, on regulations, on green energy, on health care, and on many other issues, the Republicans ignore facts, common sense, and basic human decency. This is not to say that the Dems are perfect; far from it. But the…

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