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In The Truth About Obama’s Tax Proposal (and the Lies the Regressives are Telling About It), Robert Reich uses the word “regressives” to refer to our ideological opponents, who are often called “conservatives.” But...

The 99% forecloses on Wells Fargo: “We showed up at Wells Fargo HQ in Seattle with one mission: foreclose on Wells Fargo with our posse. This is what happened next…”

Biased headline: “Democrats Risk Fiscal Cliff by Targeting Top Earners’ Break“   The article discusses President Obama’s threat to allow the automatic cuts to take place if the Republicans don’t agree to end the Bush-era...

Bring the Fight to the Banks Week of Action Schedule Hosted by Occupy Seattle Peacefully [The suffix “Peacefully” is necessary to thwart the Black Bloc from engaging in violence — aka “diversity of tactics”...

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10144-texas-gop-declares-no-more-teaching-of-critical-thinking-skills-in-texas-public-schools by Danny Weil The Texas GOP’s declarative position against critical thinking in public schools, or any schools, for that matter, is now an official part of their political platform. It is public record...

(Editor’s note: King County Chair Steve Zemke is a strong progressive willing to stand up to Tim Eyman.  Joel Connelly reports that “King County Democratic Chairman Steve Zemke stood near Eyman in Olympia with...

Tim Eyman is at it again. His I-1185 would re-instate the 2/3 super-majority requirement for the legislature for raising taxes (and eliminating tax exemptions), like its predecessor, I-1053. Another initiative, I-1240, would establish charter...

State House Budget Chair Ross Hunter (D, 48th LD) sent out an email today to constituents and supporters. I’m writing to ask for your support to help continue our work: to reform and adequately...

Andrew Boyd of TheOther98%  is calling for the impeachment of Clarence Thomas. Enough. Is. Enough. It’s time to impeach Clarence Thomas. (Change.org petition) We have a right to expect our Supreme Court to be...