Washington Liberals

A new report released today  “Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends,” by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Economic Policy Institute,  shows that income inequality in Washington state is at historic highs. Since the late 1970s, incomes of the state’s wealthiest households have risen substantially, while moderate- and lower-income…

(Photo reproduced with permission from Alex Garland.) https://www.facebook.com/JAlexanderGarland https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alex-Garland-Photography/210410262315513 VIDEO: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Group-rallies-against-drones-in-Seattle-203507681.html

Saturday I canvassed in Bellevue with Fuse Washington, the King County Democrats, and the Win/Win Network to educate people in the 48th LD about Rodney Tom. King County Dems Chair Karl de Jong was at the event. The web page for the event, on the website of the 48th LD  Democrats, says: Many of his…

Seattle labor chorus sang Saturday. My favorite song in this begins at 4:30!

Whereas a key source of funding for King County METRO Transit will expire in mid-2014, resulting in a 17% loss of service hours, and Snohomish County has already cut all Sunday transit service; and Whereas new transit funding will take almost a year to put in place; and Whereas for many people in King, Pierce…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seattle Youth March for Generational & Environmental Justice ~ Saturday April 20, 11am to 1pm 11am Rally at Victor Steinbrueck Park w/Youth & First Nations Speakers/Music Noon: Artful Procession for Future to Train Tracks & Beach 12:30 Water Blessing at Beach across from Sculpture Park ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next generation deserve a livable planet. Now…

Having ensured wife beaters have guns, crapped on rights of immigrants and women, tried to repeal industrial insurance, and cut the hell out of poor, Rodney Tom’s Senate is now triumphantly busying itself — through resolution primed by Tom’s handpicked budget vice chair Michael Baumgartner (Tea Party, Spokane) — honoring union-busting Margaret Thatcher for restoring…

Move To Amend sent out an email with a link to the above crude video. They wrote: Move to Amend feels it is critical to have a bigger presence in the social networks, so we have created a series of short videos to be released on the Internet in the upcoming weeks (tune in every…

Karl de Jong, chair of the King County Democrats, sent out this notice: State Senator Rodney Tom claimed he wanted certain bills to pass (both the DREAM Act and the Reproductive Parity Act). However, this afternoon he voted against bringing those bills to the floor. Time to activate! This Saturday, we’re teaming up with our…

InspireSeattle invites YOU to join our next social:  Saturday, April 27, 2013, 6:30pm *  Main discussion topic for this evening:  The Future of the Port of Seattle *To receive InspireSeattle invitations, click here to provide us with an email address. Details to come… Please join us for this important topic! About InspireSeattle: InspireSeattle is a…