Washington Liberals

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 not committed any violent misdemeanors. GOP-Backed Study Shows Broad Support For Gun Control

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 primary: In Superior Court contests, if a candidate receives a majority in the Primary, then the candidate is automatically elected.  The…

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 they want destroy.

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, common sense, and basic human decency. This is not to say that the Dems are perfect; far from it. But the…

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 or outright eliminate Medicare, and severely cut Medicaid and Social Security..  WA State Alliance for Retired Americans (WASARA) & Physicians for…

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World’s super rich said to be hiding $20 trillion in offshore tax havens

FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) reports on CBS’s Anti-Science Weather Expert: ‘Severe weather consultant’ David Bernard is climate-change denier

With a sense of guilt and shame, I drove alone the 15 miles to Kent to attend the AM 1090 forum, where the panelists were Thom Hartmann, Randi Rhodes, Norman Goldman, Mike Papantonio, Sam Seder, Ron Reagan and special guest Congressman Jim McDermott. Turnout seemed lower than in past years but the crowd was as…