Washington Liberals

[Warning: there are indications that Justice for Washington may not be the “bipartisan” group it claims to be. More to follow.] It can be hard to figure out how to cast your votes in...

Area Residents Put Their Feet on the Streets to Stand Up and Speak Out for Future Generations; Demand NO Cuts  to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security      Seattle — On July 28, 2012...

The U.S. Economic Policy Debate Is a Sham “In reality, there’s remarkable consensus among mainstream economists, including those from the left and right, on most major macroeconomic issues. The debate in Washington about economic...

The WA Post has back to back stories in my digest this morning that I found interesting. In the first story, the Government Accountability Office found that the Republican’s budget showdown over the debt...

Bloomberg On Gun Control: Police Should Strike Until Government Acts On Gun Violence (VIDEO) Also: Seventy-five percent of NRA members believe that concealed carry permits should be granted only to those applicants who have...

Gonzalez has the endorsement of the King County Democrats, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, and Fuse Washington. As explained in the Seattle P-I, the race between Gonzalez and his opponent will be decided in the August...

Socialism Wins? Canadians Richer, Healthier, & More Socially Mobile Than Americans I’d prefer a less harsh sounding word than “socialism” but maybe that’s just because the Right has been so successful at badmouthing things...

On guns, on global warming, on economic inequality, on taxation,  on torture, on Guantanamo, on gay rights, on regulations, on green energy, on health care, and on many other issues, the Republicans ignore facts,...

On July 28th, Medicare celebrates its 47th Birthday. Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid are the “crown jewels” of our national social insurance system. Despite widespread public support, politicians in Wasshington DC want to privatize...