Washington Liberals

FreePress.net agrees with Sen. Cantwell and says: Invite FCC Chairman Genachowski to Seattle “Sen. Maria Cantwell wants FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to visit Seattle and collect public input on the FCC’s new media ownership rules. … The FCC is considering relaxing the rules that regulate who owns the media. If the agency passes its current…

PoetsWest Poets for Justice in association with JPWA (Justice Party of Washington State) is hosting a meeting on “Progressive Coalition Building – 2012 and Beyond” this Saturday May 19, 2012 at 4pm at the Green Lake Library, 7364 E Greenlake Drive North, Seattle. There will be a statewide conference call via Skype with Rocky Anderson,…

An Open Letter from Former Stand for Children Activists about Ballot Measure

rePRODUCTION! A Burlesque Fundraiser for NARAL Pro-Choice Washington PAC Friday, May 18 Doors at 7:00pm, show at 7:30 Panel discussion at 9 915 E Pine Street, Seattle 98122 General seating $18 presale, $20 at door VIP tables- $200 Tables seat four and come with champagne and gifts Tickets available now! (Note: Heidi Von Haught, Randi Rascal…

Free Press reports: Since September, police have arrested dozens of journalists and activists around the country for the “crime” of trying to document political protests in public spaces. People with smartphones and cameras are changing the way we record and share breaking news. In return, police have targeted, harassed — and in many cases, arrested…

Supporters of Dennis Kucinich, who was considering running for Congress her, received the following email.  The deadline to file is 5/18. I would like to thank you for your support, and thank the tens of thousands of concerned Citizens for Kucinich who in the past few months have written, emailed and called to discuss my…

I suspect that one reason political leaders support (and oppose) gay marriage is to distract the voters from other issues such as war, military spending, the economy, economic justice, corruption, climate change, health care, taxation, and green energy. Politicians love wedge issues. But maybe gay marriage is no less important than these issues. Maybe it…

Peace Action reports: “The House has voted to cut $36 billion from nutrition assistance programs, which would kick 2 million people off of food aid, cut benefits for 44 million more, and drop 280,000 low-income children from the free school lunch program. All part of an effort to increase the over 50% of discretionary spending…

The Dems lost in 2000 because Clinton triangulated. He signed onto NAFTA and approved a bill to overturn Glass-Steagall. Clinton thereby pissed off enough progressives to throw the election to Bush. The Dems lost in 2010 because Obama’s turn to the right empowered the GOP and disillusioned Independents and the Democratic base. If they lose…

It’s been about three months since we got together last…and as much as I missed y’all – well, let’s just say a long break is truly soothing for the soul. When I came back, I figured we’d be able to talk about how my Congressman, Dave Reichert (R- Politically Vulnerable And Utterly Ineffectual) was on…