Washington Liberals Blog

Niagra County, NY: land of opportunity for election tampering 0

Niagra County, NY: land of opportunity for election tampering

Whoever controls chain of custody for voting computers can control elections. That is, until more transparent election procedures are enacted. Until that time, election integrity in Niagara, falls. (Groan.) But for bad puns, I’m afraid the company...

Move To Amend: Renton King County, June 1 @2PM 0

Move To Amend: Renton King County, June 1 @2PM

The National Campaign to End Corporate Personhood and Demand Real Democracy! They Broke IT… Corporate Personhood (Citizens United) legalized a tsunami of money from PACs, lobbyists and multinational corporations under protection of the First...

How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters 0

How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters

When it comes to matters of individual conscience, Washington State voters have a don’t-mess-with-us attitude that makes Texans look like cattle—and it goes way back. In 2012 Washington voters flexed their muscle by legalizing...

Rap your legislators 0

Rap your legislators

Vox Populi: Rap your legislators Record your message to our legislators, concerning the state budget. I will compile the various recordings into a group rap performance. I’m testing the tool and soliciting feedback and...

Wealth Inequality 0

Wealth Inequality

The three richest people in the world possess more wealth than the poorest 42 nations combined. In the US, wealth inequality has skyrocketed, especially since the start of the Great Recession. Consider the Koch...

Will the Catholic Bishops Decide How You Die? 0

Will the Catholic Bishops Decide How You Die?

What happens when religious institutions get to manage public funds, absorb secular hospitals, and put theology above medical science and individual patient conscience? What happens when religious institutions get to manage public funds, absorb...