Washington Liberals

In The Operators: the wild and terrifying inside story of America’s war in Afghanistan, war journalist Michael Hastings describes the self-inflicted downfall of General Stan McChrystal and the quagmire of the war in Afghanistan. Hastings was working for Rolling Stone, and McChrystal and his staff, who tended to treat McChrystal as a rock star, thought…

Courtesy of our WSARA Secretary, Steven Kelly (IBT), I am forwarding the information below regarding upcoming town hall meetings by our state legislators.  Please go to http://oureconomicfuture.org/action/townhalls.html for more information.  Thanks to Steve for passing along this information. Legislators across the state are taking a break from session to hold town hall meetings in their…

Despite some pundits making light of the immediate effects of sequestration, the pain will soon be very real to our nation’s most vulnerable. Sharon Parrott, for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit research group laid it out in stark terms: “In fact, sequestration will have a real impact on Americans across the…

I’m ambivalent about criticizing religion and religious people. I was reminded of this issue (whether it’s wise to criticize believers)  by some recent facebook posts. One post showed the following image. Another facebook post showed this image, which is factual without being hostile. Let me explain my ambivalence about criticizing religion. On the one hand,…

Please take the following actions. After clicking on the links contained within the text you’ll need to wait a moment for it to open and then click on. In Solidarity, Judith Shattuck, Chair Washington State Progressive Caucus www.waprogressives.org From: wpc@washclean.org Subject: Time to Act on HJM 4001 Contact Your State House Members NOW! HJM 4001…

Federal Judge Richard Jones orders activists released from solitary confinement in Seattle Federal Grand Jury case, ruling that the prisoner’s treatment was inhumane.

The lesson of St. Louis.  Valerie Tarico on March 5, 2013 at 11:11 am This post is 1 in the series: Fifty Times Better than the Pill Photo Credit: Chris JL via Compfight cc Last fall, researchers in Missouri caught the attention of public health experts and advocates across North America. Some 9,000 St. Louis…

In Why Tim Eyman should, at last, run for public office Seattle P-I columnist Joel Connelly rightly attacks anti-tax activist Tim Eyman for proposing voter initiatives that have made it impossible to adequately fund education, social services, and other government services.  Connelly writes: Eyman, as a legislator, would have to help write a budget. He…