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 rights but not economic justice, fair elections, or peace.
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 public in 1985. That anecdote came out in a BusinessWeek interview with Costco CEO Craig Jelinek, who said that instead of bowing to…
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 form HUMAN CHAINS AGAINST THE CHAINED CPI in events across the country. This National Day of Action will showcase the broad…
(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 Congressional candidate (the only one to oppose it) late last year so I know enough about it to see that PBS…
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 blog about the dangerous toxics that we carry in our bodies and that pass through us to our babies in the…
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 County Metro will cut service by 17% next year. Today we sent a petition to all King County state legislators, comprising 1,000 signatures gathered…
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 generated is used to rebate personal and corporate income taxes; there is also an offset for low-income households. The tax rose…
At the Bellevue forum on transit funding, Rep. Judy Clibborn described how a Republican legislator probably won’t support the local option for transit funding that is being considered by the legislature, HB 1954. According to that bill, King County, for example, could tax locally to support Metro Transit, which will otherwise have to cut service…
The crisis in Syria is escalating to very dangerous levels. If Americans don’t want to see a repeat of the disaster unleashed in Iraq, we urge you to attend this very important presentation organized by Richard Silverstein, author and blogger of Tikun Olam. He will be joined by Rita Zawaideh, Arab-American humanitarian relief activist. More…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beautiful imagery broadcasting our values complete with a giant group sing-along for the Climate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the “Procession for Our Future” coal train vs. sustainable energy ensemble in the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade and “Sing for Our Future” flash mob at Honk Fest shortly after the parade ends! See below for detailed information on…