In the articles listed below I presented combined scorecards for Washington State legislators, based on five component scorecards: labor, conservation, racial justice, choice, and conservative. Who’s progressive in the Washington State Senate? — based on combined data from five scorecards Who’s progressive in the Washington State House? — based on combined data from five scorecards…

Washington’s new governor, Jay Inslee, has “pledged to reduce carbon emissions in the state’s transportation system.” He’s named a new transportation secretary, Oregonian Lynn Peterson, who appears to feel similarly. And in his most recent public statements about transportation, he’s talked about the need to preserve and maintain existing roads—a sensible priority that does little…

Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the largest in US history, on Sept. 15, 2008. Days later as world capitalism continued convulsing, George W. Bush, looking dazed and bewildered as if he’d just finished a test in quantum mechanics despite never having mastered his multiplication tables, declared in his inimitable eloquence, “This sucker could go down.” Since…

“John McCain’s campaign has suggested that the best answer for the growing pressures on Social Security might be to cut cost of living adjustments or raise the retirement age. Let me be clear: I will not do either.”

For Immediate Release by Green Party of San Juan County Contact: Tim White (360) 378-5196; Allan Rosato (360) 376-2158 COURT RULES WASHINGTON STATE MAIL-IN BALLOT TRACKER IS ILLEGAL VOTING SYSTEM LOCAL CITIZENS PREVAIL IN SEVEN-YEAR BATTLE (FRIDAY HARBOR, WA, 5 April 2013) – Last week, San Juan County Superior Court Judge Donald E. Eaton ruled that…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Art Build for iMatter Youth March for CLIMATE & GERNATIONAL JUSTICE Wednesday Join the ACTION BRIGADE SHINE SQUAD 7-10pm We’re ILLUMINATING Corporate Tax Evaders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Art and Imagery build!– FUN, FUN, FUN, No Experience needed Sunday April 7th 10am – 4pm Meet at the Powerhouse in Fremont (click here for directions) 3940…

SCOOP! Hello Progressive Radio Petition signers: We want you to give a “heads up!” about the article in the Thursday Seattle Times, 4/4/13. Great article! Get the “Scoop” on-line at: Broadcasting a plea for progressive talk radio Other News Steph and the Mooks – KLAY AM 1180 has changed, and is now airing Stephanie Miller…

A few weeks ago, I decided to examine electoral fraud from the other end. What happens if we start with known public corruption cases and work backwards to the intersection with elections? What I found were kickbacks and bid-rigging schemes in New Orleans and Pennsylvania which both connect back to Ciber, the Independent Testing Authority…