State Integrity Investigation (http://www.stateintegrity.org) has rated the 50 states on corruption risk. Washington State has gotten a score of B- on the Corruption Risk Report Card. Overall grade B- 83% Rank among 50 states 3 Click a category to see detailed scores and notes. Public Access to Information B- Political Financing C+ Executive Accountability B-…
If you’re anything like me, you spent part of this week doing your income taxes. Or maybe you’re delaying that task until the weekend. It’s not a very pleasant way to spend your weeknights or your weekend, but those are the wages of procrastination for citizens like me. When you pay your taxes, you may…
I am posting to supplement discussion about tolerance for diversity of tactics secondary to discussion taking place on the listserv. Nihilo0 has a pretty good critique of Mr. Hedges’ criticism of the black bloc tactic. Keep in mind that if everything you know about the black bloc exists from your reading in mainstream media that…
A major battle over free speech is being waged on local college campuses in Seattle. The Seattle Community College District Board of Trustees wants to revise the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) for Seattle colleges. The district is proposing new rules that would regulate protests on all three of the city’s state funded community college campuses….
Bob Hasegawa campaign kickoff for State Senate race Sunday, April 22 at 1:30PM 12424 42nd Ave S (in the Banquet Room) Seattle, WA Bob Hasegawa is one of the most progressive people in the state legislature. Â We need more like him, and have an opportunity to thank him for his staunch support for healthcare, education,…
Justice Party of Washington State presents: Rocky Anderson,  2012 Justice Party Presidential Candidate       Thursday, May 3, 7:00 p.m., doors open 6:30 Reception following presentation University Temple United Methodist Church 1415 Northeast 43rd Street Seattle, WA 98105 ROCKY ANDERSON — STANDING UP FOR JUSTICE! Rocky Anderson, former Mayor of Salt…
As reported here and here, a video introduction to the Justice Party of Washington and a discussion of ballot access for third political parties will take place at Traditions Café (300 Fifth Ave. S.W.) in Olympia on Thursday, April 12th from 7-9 pm. The public is invited and the event is free. Coffee and dessert…
The Christian Science Monitor is reporting, in Buffett Rule: Could it backfire on Democrats?, “Democrats are campaigning for the Buffett Rule, which would ensure millionaires pay federal taxes at a higher tax rate. But polls show ‘fairness’ doesn’t motivate key independent voters.” Among voters without a strongly held opinion of either Mr. Romney or Obama, 80…
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:05:20 -0700 Subject: [SFPJN] Occupy the East End Rejects MoveOn.org Takeover Attempt PRESS RELEASE: Occupy the East End Rejects MoveOn.org Takeover Attempt April 8th, 2012 Please disseminate to everyone in and interested in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Thank you./ /APRIL 8, 2012—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ *OCCUPY THE EAST END TO…
AlterNet published an article by Peter Van Buren, I Had to Tell the Truth About Iraq–Even Though it Cost Me My Career. The author, who worked for the State Department at a forward operating base in Iraq, says, “the space between what we were doing (the eye-watering waste and mismanagement), and what we were saying…