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Alan Grayson on the history of opposition to Social Security
Yesterday, I wrote that all the crocodile tears that the Right Wing sheds for the supposed insolvency of Social Security are just a cover story for what they really want to do, i.e., destroy Social Security. My Tea Party opponent is a perfect example of this: he calls Social Security a “Ponzi scheme”; he calls…
Right wing WPC proposes WA constitutional amendment on 2/3 supermajority requirement
The right wing think tank Washington Policy Center is proposing an amendment to the Washington State Constitution to make a permanent 2/3 super-majority requirement on raising revenue. See Citizens’ Guide to Initiative 1185: To Affirm the Two-thirds Vote Requirement for Tax Increases. Duch an amendment will be needed if the State Supreme Court rules I-1153…
Empower Women: Solidarity, Equity and Activist Support Network
SEASN (Solidarity, Equity and Activist Support Network) provides education, training and support to empower activists to be leaders in the social movement towards equity for all oppressed peoples. We advocate that no voices be silenced due to the pervasive patriarchy that exists within the activist community and throughout our society as a whole. We believe…
Don't Be Charter Fooled
(author unknown) See also: The State Constitution and other reasons to oppose charter schools
US (In)Justice System
John Jonik is a prolific and spot-on political cartoonist who grants permission for people to use his work for non-commercial purposes. His cartoons succinctly express some of the sources of the desired outrage. Here are four more cartoons that I like. See his website for even more.
InspireSeattle Social: Potluck – Climate Change, Saturday, Oct. 20th, 6:30pm
Inspire Seattle Invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum: Saturday, October 20th at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening: Climate Change Some twenty years ago, the shouts of many climate scientists around the world grew to a roar. Their findings indicated global climate change was accelerating and our planet was indeed warming,…
Open Societies versus Closed Societies
Let’s assume that a person really wanted to understand a foreign philosophy, a different way of setting up a society. If that was the case, I would recommend listening to Suzanne Guerlac talk about the philosophy of Henri Bergson. This is a dense program, but Suzanne is articulate and the interviewer asks probing intelligent questions,…