Washington Liberals Blog
Which Washington State lawmakers are most similar in voting?
I downloaded from leg.wa.gov detailed data about bills before the legislature this session, including roll calls. There were 2668 bills listed; 797 of them were voted upon. Only 100 of them were sent on...
Visualizing Members of Congress in 3D along Ideological Dimensions
Visit 3D Visualization of U.S. Senators based on voting records (with freedomworks data). 3D Visualization of U.S. Senators based on voting records (with Peace Action data). 3D Visualization of U.S. House members based on...
Members of Congress, including Pramila Jayapal, who oppose sanctions and a coup in Venezuela
Here is a list of the 16 MOCs who signed a letter to Pompeo opposing existing sanctions against Venezuela: https://khanna.house.gov/sites/khanna.house.gov/files/Venezuela%20Letter%20March%202019.pdf And here are the 69 cosponsors of H.R. 1004, to prohibit the use of...
Increasing the Visibility of Washington State Democrats’ many progressive resolutions
Hundreds of active members of the Democratic organizations in Washington State devote substantial time and energy into attending party meetings, working in committees, vetting candidates, knocking on doors, making phone calls, and debating resolutions....
36th LD Democrats pass resolution denouncing the documentary Seattle Is Dying
Sarajane Siegfriedt reports that the 36th LD Democrats overwhelmingly passed the following resolution, copied from this google doc: RESOLUTION ON “SEATTLE IS DYING†drafted by Evan Clifthorne on 4/1/2019 proposed to the 36th District...
Republican state Senator Matt Shea participates in discussion about violence, with far-rightists
Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers Washington state representative Matt Shea exchanged messages with far-right figures, chat records obtained by the Guardian reveal A Washington state Republican politician took part in private...
WA Dems pass a resolution calling for lower military spending
At the state party meeting in Pasco last weekend, the Washington State Democratic Central Committee passed a resolution calling for Rep. Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, to work to lower...
Robert Wright’s Nonzero and the growth of cooperative complexity
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, is an ambitious book, with a title that one might deem grandiose. But the author, Robert Wright, crafts a satisfying, readable tour de force that synthesizes human history,...
Betsy DeVos-style amendments to education bill, and Democrats supported it!
Summer Stinson posted on the facebook page Washington Paramount Duty the following (and gave me permission): ACTION ALERT: STOP Betsy DeVos policies in WA! In the dead of night, at 1:30 in the morning,...