Edwin Lyman is Senior Global Security Scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). He specializes in nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism,and nuclear power safety and security He spoke to Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and other sponsors in Seattle October 6 2014 at Common Good Cafe. Dr. Lyman, with a PhD in Physics from Cornell…
Thomas relates history of the Olmsted Brothers, influential landscape architects and sons of the eminent landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Examples of their designs in various U.S. cities, displaying their principles of green belts, wide avenues etc. are presented. Seattle’s park system was created in 1902-1908. Most of its major parks and the layout of…
Robert Poteat spoke at the 2014 VFP NW Regional Conference in Tacoma on War and Debt. The history of ballooning national debt caused by every war since 1812, and needed monetary reform. Says, Eisenhower should have called this the Financial Military Industrial Complex (FMIC) not just the MIC or MICC! Recommends Steven Zarlenga book and…
Here’s the video of the noon session of the Jan 16 Forum on Public Transportation at the Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle. The state of WA only spends 2-4% of the budget on bus transit, they spend over 50% on roads. Meanwhile King County taxpayers are the biggest money donor in State, getting back only…
Five talks from the 15 speakers: Kshama Sawant, David Freiboth, Joe Higgins (MP, Socialist Party Ireland), Robby Stern, Exec. Board of the Wa State Labor Council and Pres, PSARA, and Philip Locker, Socialist Alternative on organizing the $15 campaign NOW.