Washington Liberals Blog
Let's Go Over That Fiscal Cliff!
Hurray for the Republicans! They saved us from defeat by defeating themselves. Now President Obama holds all the cards. He should just hold onto them. What about the fiscal cliff? Indeed, what about it?...
Revelations about the out-of-control US security state
I’m reading Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State, by Dana Priest and William R. Arkin. The book catalogs the mind-boggling number of secret and semi-secret government agencies and programs...
Petition to WA Congressional Delegates concerning H.Res 733
The petition below is urgent. Please sign and pass it along to your LD mailing list. Send the signed petition to chair@waprogressives.org the caucus so that it can be forwarded to our congressional delegation. In...
The Origins of SAFE: January to December 2012, and Actions
In the waning months of 2011 after the police systematically cleared out Occupy Wall Street encampments across the US and Canada, it was obvious to many activists that the foreclosure crisis and the economic...
Battle over the facts concerning Chuck Hagel
I have been engaged in an ongoing edit war concerning the Wikipedia article on Chuck Hagel, whose name is being mentioned as a possible nominee for Secretary of Defense. Hagel is coming under criticism...
Dear Santa: help us end gun violence
Regarding the rash of gun violence that continues to cause this country so much sorrow and pain, when all is said and done only one thing remains to be said and one thing remains...
Will Obama ride to the rescue for Republicans?
Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks says, in Obama Will Ride to the Rescue … for Republicans: The Republicans have put themselves in a holy mess with this Plan B debacle. They now have...
Image essay on the blood soaked NRA
“Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA. They talk about gun rights but what about Chris’ right to live? When will this insanity stop?” — Richard Martinez, father of 20 year...