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The point of charter schools is to provide an alternative to standard public schools. As the text of I-1024 says, public charter schools are “independently managed public schools operated only by qualified nonprofit organizations.”...
Now that President Barack Obama has been declared winner of the US presidential election, a sigh of relief has gone out throughout the land among Democrats and many progressives. The media scenario currently being...
We may know who will be governor by the time you read this – and then again, we may not. The same goes for some competitive legislative races, like the state senate race north...
*From NARAL pro-choice Washington) Some counties have online ballot trackers so you can check the status of your ballot and confirm that it has been counted. Here are some links to ballot trackers: Ballot...
Perhaps one of the oddest moments of all during last night’s live election coverage was what happened to Karl Rove on Fox Network News. With Florida still too close to call and hundreds of...
[Note: see also Thomas Franks on progressives, Democrats, and Occupy.] Thomas Frank’s book “Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right” explains how President Obama and the Democrats mismanaged...
Upcoming Actions: 6:00 PM, Tues., Nov. 6:  ELECTION PARTY at Bethany!!! Lot’s of food and drink. If you’d like to bring along a potluck, please let us know. 5:00 PM, Fri., Nov. 9:  Demand Delivery....
We must stop Republicans in the “lame duck†Congress from extending the Bush Tax Cuts for the richest two percent at the expense Medicare and Medicaid. Please join Health Care for America Now and...
Now that most of us have voted or will have done so shortly, what comes next? You may not have gotten aboard for this election, but let’s grab the future. Most likely, unless we...
For Immediate Release November 3, 2012 Contact: Benton Strong 206-552-0156 Washington State Democrats Chair Pelz Calls on Secretary of State Sam Reed to Denounce GOP Ballot Collection Tactics Seattle – Today, the Washington State Democrats...
