Washington Liberals Blog
Superstorm Sandy: A Sign of Things to Come
Hurricane Sandy is remarkable in several respects. It is the most powerful storm ever to hit the NE States. It had the largest size prior to hitting landfall of any storm at one thousand...
SAFE newsletter
Upcoming Actions: 6:30 PM, Thurs., Nov. 1: Â Envelope stuffing and mailing to all Seattle families whose homes are up for auction between now and the end of Nov. 6:00 PM, Tues., Nov. 6: Â ELECTION...
Extreme Weather Events! Get used to them.
Lots of news coverage of Frankenstorm, but not much mention of the role that our carbon economy plays in the production of this storm. Hey, mainstream media, can you say Global Warming? Here is...
Confusing ballot wording for advisory votes
On the Washington State ballot, there is confusing wording for “Advisory Vote No. 1:Â Engrossed Senate Bill 6635” : The legislature eliminated, without a vote of the people, a business and occupation tax deduction...
Ecotopia OR Fossil Fuel Corridor? Opposing Visions for the Future of the Pacific Northwest
The threatened transformation of the Pacific Northwest into an energy corridor for fossil fuels may be the region’s defining issue of our time. The battles against the pipelines, coal mines and coal plants,...
God's punishment
Maybe the megastorm threatening the East Coast is punishment from God for ignoring global warming, for militarism, and for economic policies that favor the rich and cause tremendous death and suffering.
If Obama loses, don't blame progressives
If Obama loses, by 1% or 2% of the vote, some Dems may want to blame Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson, and their supporters — just as they blamed Nader and his supporters in 2000....
Voter suppression scam in Washington State
Eleanor Munro of the Metropolitan Democratic Club  read an email message at the request of MDC Director Joan Burton. Ms Burton’s daughter received a phone call from the “Washington State Democratic Voter Identification Committee”...