Republican Brad Toft caught exaggerating educational credentials

The Olympian is reporting Wash. candidate exaggerates education credentials: Republican hopeful Brad Toft described himself on his website materials as a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and as having an “executive degree in finance” from the University of Washington. Seattle Pacific University says Toft attended but did not graduate. His University of Washington “degree” was…

Power Past Coal meetings

http://www.powerpastcoal.org/ You are needed! RSVP to attend a coal export hearing Let us know if you can make it!  We’ll follow up with the details and key info ahead of the date.  Here are the locations, dates and times: Bellingham, WA:   Sat. 10/27, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  At Squalicum High School, 3773 East McLeod…

Chomsky on Anarchism

For folks with an open mind who want to know more about anarchism:   Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Marxism & Hope for the Future   Noam Chomsky is widely known for his critique of U.S foreign policy, and for his work as a linguist. Less well known is his ongoing support for libertarian socialist objectives….

Why we should retire 401(k) plans for pensions

Eight years ago, while thousands of corporations were shutting down their retirement plans, the United Methodist Church decided to go back to the future. The Methodists took a lesson from their faith. The Methodist Book of Discipline guides the church in employment practices, and states that the church is “to discharge our fiduciary duty solely…

What about the Middle Class?

The title of recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek says it all: Top 1% Got 93% of Income Growth as Rich-Poor Gap Widened. Much of this imbalance in income growth can be explained by looking at where the growth has happened. Big gains in the stock market have buoyed most indexes close to pre-recession levels, but…