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...
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Deliver petittions to Dave Reichert this Thursday, May 23 in Issaquah
Eastside Organizers Delivery of Petitions to Reduce Gun Violence Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:00PM – 2:30PM Rep. David Reichert Vanguard Building 22605 SE 56th Street, Suite 130 Issaquah, WA 98029 Sign up to help...
How do liberals and conservatives differ? Review of Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind
According to Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are divided by politics and religion, liberals and conservatives differ significantly on the moral foundations on which they base their lives. Haidt...
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...
Suzan DelBene's anti-deficit workshops with the Concord Coalition
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D, WA-01) is inviting constituents to workshops, in Mount Vernon and Bothell, on deficit reduction. The workshops are presented in conjunction with the “bipartisan” Concord Coalition, whose mission is to educate...
The IRS scandal
The year 2010 gave us Citizens United. Suddenly corporations were people who had the right of free speech. But corporations didn’t want their free speech to be disclosed. Enter the Koch Bros., Dick Armey...
Republicans "get" transportation. They need to "get" other things too.
At the meeting of the 41st LD Democrats last night, Rep. Judy Clibborn, state house transportation leader, discussed the gas tax, tolling I-90, and auto tab fees. She said that the gas tax will...
June 8th Inspire Seattle meeting: Who are the Real Moochers Among Us?
InspireSeattle invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum: Saturday, June 8st at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening: Who are the Real Moochers Among Us? Announcement:  Photos  from our last social...
Without government, we'd be hunter-gatherers
According to the Pulitzer Prize winning book Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond, the transition from a society based on hunter-gathering to a modern state progressed hand-in-hand with the development of agriculture. Government...
Hunger Strike Song
This video might be challenging for some viewers, because of the people of color, the rap-inspired chant, and its (quite reasonable!) support for the rights of the (innocent) Muslims who are hunger-striking. I posted...