Washington Liberals

Study: Trust in science among educated conservatives plunges “The growing distrust of science is entirely focused in two groups—conservatives and people who frequently attend church,” says the study’s author, University of North Carolina postdoctoral fellow Gordon Gauchat.

It seems likely to me that the Supreme Court Inc. will break out 5 to 4 to scuttle as much of the President Obama’s health care program as possible, perhaps all of it. This is a pyrrhic victory for the opponents of Obama, but may not be all that bad a thing for those of…

Justice Party of  Washington State has had a busy week.  We have organized the official business of becoming a political party in Washington State, with officers, bank account and volunteers.  We are delighted to announce that we will present Rocky in Seattle and Olympia May 3-5. Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 3, Rocky will…

The drumbeat for economic advancement is filled with warnings that our kids must get a college education to get ahead. So it’s instructive to see where those college educations can lead. Take my friend’s son Dale, for example. He’s 28, with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington. He is highly skilled…

From http://the99spring.com/100000-strong-the-99-spring/

Remember hearing in grade school, “That’s not fair.”  That’s what justice is all about.  Our so call Justice System should really be called our Injustice system.  Over and over poor people, people of color, both brown and black, go to jail for years in many cases for petty and nonviolent crimes when compared to the…

By Betty Bowers

InspireSeattle invites YOU to join us at our Social Forum and potluck:  Saturday, March 31st at 6:30PM. Main discussion topic for this evening:  TROY DAVIS: THE HUMAN FACE OF THE DEATH PENALTY We have scored again and have a great speaker:  Jen Marlowe, author/filmmaker/playwright and human rights advocate, to discuss the recent execution of Troy…

Excerpts from Ellen Brown’s WALL STREET CONFIDENCE TRICK: How “Interest Rate Swaps” Are Bankrupting Local Governments:  It was a deliberate, manipulated move by the Fed, acting to save the banks from their own folly in precipitating the credit crisis of 2008.  The banks got in trouble, and the Federal Reserve and federal government rushed in to bail…

The supplicants and the U.S. House seat Seattle P-I reporter Joel Connelly covers a debate among 1st CD candidates. Compare my review of an earlier 1st CD debate in Seattle: Darcy Burner and Roger Goodman shine at MDC candidates forum.