Washington Liberals

The Silver Tsunami: Candidates’ Forum on Washington’s Aging Readiness, Monday, Oct 1, 2012, 11 am – 1 pm, Mercer Island Community Center Event is free and open to public but registration is required. Contact Doug Ricker at 206-684-0292 or doug.ricker@seattle.gov

This Saturday, September 15, at 4:00 p.m., Poets West and Justice Party of Washington State will host a public discussion about building a broad-based movement that would bring about real change. This is not a forum for campaigning, but an invitation to speak about what such a movement might look like, and how we might…

Thursday evening I went to an exhibit of inspiring photos of the Seattle Occupy movement and chatted with several people there.  One woman and I discussed Occupy and the path forward. She said she distrusts the Democratic Party. I said that I understand why people reject working through the Democratic Party — it would take…

Send a message to your senators at: http://action.lcv.org/SaferChemicals Tell them to pass the Safe Chemicals Act this fall! [I really like the use of music, humor, and – uh – sex, to market progressive values.]

Eleven years ago yesterday we woke up to a beautiful blue sky morning, and our world came crashing down on our heads. And 11 years ago today, we looked in one direction to help us, protect us, and rebuild our world. That direction was to our government. The firefighters who lost their lives trying to…

Biko! You are not forgotten. Struggle. Resist. Live and Work for Justice.

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Democracy Now. Simply the finest, most intelligent news program on the air in the US.

Published on Sep 6, 2012 by naacpvideos “1 in 2.3 million. Those are the infinitesimal chances voter fraud will occur in a federal election. That’s less likely than being struck by lightning or attacked by a swarm of bees. Right now, 33 states have proposed laws making it harder to vote. That means 23 million…