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Washington Legislators with ALEC Ties
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...
May Day General Strike
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...
Ralph Nader endorses Rocky Anderson; reminder about May 3 speech in Seattle
Recently, I sent a list of potential endorsers to Rocky Anderson and urged him to go after some of them. Â After Nader’s name, I wrote “what the heck!” Well, Rocky met Ralph Nader in...
Medicare for None?
(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...
A chat with Karen Porterfield, who is running for US Congress in the 8th CD
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...
Save Social Security by Scrapping the Cap: video from Highline CC event
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...
Karen Porterfield to Challenge Dave Reichert in WA-08
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...
The Vatican targets nuns' efforts towards social justice
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...