Washington Liberals

The White House keeps sending out emails like the one I got today: Here’s the situation: If Congress doesn’t act, a typical middle-class family of four will pay about $2,000 more in income taxes starting on January 1. President Obama is asking folks to add their voice to the debate and tell us what that…

Q: What sets us apart from the crooks at Goldman Sachs, Peabody Coal, and SSA Marine? A: WE GOT SOUL! Let’s celebrate the statewide mobilization and help defend our communities, region, and planet from Climate Cooking Criminals Pushing Poisonous Pollution for Profit. You’ll be inspired to get your groove on to fight for a world…

The New York Times reported last week that people over 50, especially widows, are falling into foreclosure faster than any other age group. The reason, in part, is the fine print on mortgages. If the only name on a mortgage is the husband’s, and if a woman survives her husband’s death, she cannot take over…

Every day we hear about the fiscal cliff. But don’t be scared, because in reality it’s a fiction of rhetoric, foisted on the American people by Wall Street and inside-the-beltway politicians, especially those who just took a drubbing in November’s elections. The crowd of Wall Street elites and DC losers want to use the fiscal…

Working Washington reports: We are dumping hundreds of lumps of coal on greedy CEOs right here in Seattle. They seem to think that the holidays are the perfect time for them to get more goodies from Congress in the form of lower tax rates and budget cuts for the rest of us. They’re wrong and…

The Olympian is reporting Republican-led coalition takes control of state Senate: Senate Republicans joined by maverick Democratic Sens. Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon announced a new majority coalition today to run the Senate in January, calling their plan a bipartisan effort to share power in a cooperative way the public is demanding. Tom will serve…

The Cascadia Scorecard is Sightline Institute’s sustainability report card for the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2004, the Cascadia Scorecard project measures the key trends that are shaping the future of our region. The Scorecard’s trends help us gauge whether the Northwest is making genuine progress towards shared goals: long and healthy lives, broadly shared prosperity,…

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“In short, the time has come for a showdown—if necessary, even a parting of ways—between the reformist and accommodationist wings of the Democratic Party. “  from How to Save the Democratic Party Progressives need to expose and kick out the corporatist Dems. It would be an ugly fight, and many people on the further Left…

Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 12:00 PM Let’s Support A Progressive Champion – 9 miles away Rep. Jim McDermott’s Office 32 registered participant(s) (100 maximum) 1809 7th St  (map) Seattle, WA 98101 Hosted by Amanda Morgan Description Since 1989, Rep. McDermott has been fighting for the people’s rights over corporations and big money. He has shown…