Washington Liberals

RootsAction writes: “Mr President: Watch This Video. It’s been decades since the Cold War ended, yet our country still has 450 U.S. inter-continental ballistic missiles deployed and ready to fire at Russia on a moment’s notice. The Russian people are not our enemy. Their dancing – and this video – inspires us.”

Tonight, in association with MoveOn.org, I’ll be attending a 99% Spring training session.  I got an email from the organizers with a link to their training materials, including this PDF:  The 99% Spring Training Guide.  I’m impressed. It’s well-written, attractively designed and full of documented information from multiple sources about non-violent direct action and other…

Dennis Kucinich appeared in Des Moines, WA on April 12, 2012 at a forum on “The Threat to Social Security: An Issue for All Generations.“  Photos and video excerpts are below. Other speakers at the forum were Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, One America; Marilyn Watkins, Policy Director, Economic Opportunity Institute; and Magdaleno Rose-Avila, Executive Director, The Latino…

I asked the 26 year old unemployed son of a friend to help out with some yard work. While working, we got to discussing politics. He said, “I heard that Obama wants gas prices to be high so that people will drive less.” I tried to explain that that’s nonsense. Later, when discussing taxation he…

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.  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…