Washington Liberals

(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...

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...

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...

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’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...

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...

Our friends Dennis Trainor and Ariel Zevon created this super sweet ode to the movement. Thank you to them and everyone making this social movement beautiful, fun, and effective.

MF Global: The Untold Story of the Biggest Wall Street Collapse Since Lehman “There are plenty of lessons to be learned from MF Global and heart-pounding policy implications; all of which we can count...

Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice “Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies” All films are shown at Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ 5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle 0.4 miles west of the I-5...