Washington Liberals Blog
Close the Survival Gap! Friday @1:30PM in Seattle City Hall
Join faith leaders and lawyers at a press conference to support expanded tent encampment options FRIDAY, JUNE 28th, 1:30PM inside SEATTLE CITY HALL A press conference will be held in the atrium at Seattle...
King County Dems resolve to withhold endorsement from candidates who advocate cuts to Social Security
At its Tuesday night meeting, the King County Democrats approved a resolution opposing the Chained CPI cuts to Social Security. The resolution concludes with the following strong words: “going forward, we will refuse to...
Thoughts on the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling
In yet another ruling that will bolster the Republicans, the Roberts court strikes down DOMA. I’m in favor of gay rights but am disturbed that our political system gives us marijuana legalization and gay...
Costco is great, but altruistic business leaders won’t rebuild the middle class
Here’s a reason to renew your Costco membership: not only does the company pay its average worker $45,000 per year, it has also resisted pressure from Wall Street to cut wages and benefits since going...
Join the Human Chain Against the Chained CPI in Olympia on July 2!
Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Tivoli Fountain – in front of the State Capitol 1201-1285 Capitol Way South Olympia, WAÂ 98501 Join us Tuesday July 2nd as we join hands to...
Comments on the PBS documentary "Coal"
(The documentary “Coal” aired on PBS last week and is available now online here.) I was extremely disappointed in the content of this program. I did a television show on this subject with a...
Coal: Bringing you fish too toxic to eat
by Anna Fahey This post is part of the research project: The Dirt on Coal Photo Credit: heydrienne via Compfight cc When I was pregnant with my daughter, I wrote a lot on this...
Use your voice to save transit!
It’s the eleventh hour in Olympia, for real this time – June 30 is the final day of this second special session, and if the state legislature doesn’t pass a local transit funding option this week, King...
Revenue-neutral carbon pricing in Washington State
One of the most successful climate policies in the world is the revenue-neutral carbon tax in British Columbia. Created in 2008 by a right-of-center government, BC’s tax is revenue-neutral, meaning that all the money...