Washington Liberals

ALEC Politicians – SourceWatch Washington Legislators with ALEC Ties House of Representatives Rep. Jan Angel (R-26), ALEC State Chairman[21] and Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Member Rep. Matt Shea (R-4)[19], ALEC Civil Justice Task Force Member Rep. Gary C. Alexander (R-20), ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member Rep. Troy Kelley (D-28), ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force Member – Rep. Kelley did…

Code Pink says: Spring is here! Time to rise up! Join a May Day action near you Invite your friends to join you: Send anE- Postcard of Janet’s Call to Strike! Print out our Strike Solidarity sign and hang in a public place: Color | Black & White Because war criminals go on book tours…

Recently, I sent a list of potential endorsers to Rocky Anderson and urged him to go after some of them.  After Nader’s name, I wrote “what the heck!” Well, Rocky met Ralph Nader in Portland and got an endorsement.  Check out the generosity of Ralph’s comments on CBS!   It’s wonderful to see discussion about…

(Note: Martha Koester contributed much of the content of this posting.) Lots of progressives want single-payer healthcare: Medicare for All. But if the Democrats don’t shape up and if Republicans get their way, we may soon have Medicare for None. March 2011: House Republicans vote to replace Medicare with coupons that give you a discount on…

At the 41st Legislative District Caucus meeting today, I spoke with Karen Porterfield, who is running for US Congress in the newly redistricted 8th Congressional District.  The new 8th CD extends from the eastern Seattle suburbs to Wenatchee in central Washington.  (See the Washington State Redistricting Commissions maps.) Here is her campaign website: http://www.karenporterfield4congress.com/ (though…

The Social Security Works Washington coalition is educating young and old folks about the importance of the Social Security System and how one simple fix will ensure EVERYONE will benefit from this vital social program. By balancing the amount everyone contributes – Scrapping the Cap – the social insurance will continue for many generations. Rep.…

At Wednesday’s general meeting of the 31st Legislative District Democrats, I met Karen Porterfield, a Management Consultant and Adjunct Faculty member at Seattle University, who is running against Dave Reichert in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. After the 2010 redistricting, the new borders of the 8th stretch across the Cascades from North Yelm in the southwest…

The Vatican’s Latest Target in the War on Women: Nuns “The Vatican is cracking down. Not on corruption, child molestation or homophobia, but rather on American nuns. The bishops want to put a stop to the sisters’ focus on social justice. And thanks to their second-class status within the Church, the nuns have little recourse.…

This time of year, high school seniors who plan to go to community college or the University of Washington take a look at the actual price of admission — and then try to figure out with their parents whether they can make it work. It gets tougher every year. Just 10 years ago, UW tuition…