Washington Liberals

Sisters Organize for Survival meeting: Where will the state budget axe fall? How long will the extended session of the Washington State Legislature remain at an impasse over the budget? There is hue and cry over Republican machinations and the defection of three Democrats to support the Senate Republican budget. But what does the Democratic budget…

by Mark Hurwitt

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? – a groundbreaking feature documentary – is coming to Washington, courtesy of The Olympia Film Society. Watch the trailer: Narrated by America’s #1 Progressive radio talk show host and New York Times Bestselling Author Thom Hartmann, Heist reveals the infuriating details behind the economic crisis that will make your…

Last Friday, three Democrats joined forces with Republicans in the Washington Senate to force through a version of the state budget that cuts education and services for the state’s most vulnerable residents. Much has already been said about passage of a major bill without one word of public testimony. It may now take a special…

Date:     Sunday 3/18/2012 Time:     2:30 pm Where: The Capitol Theater.  360.754.6670 | 206 5th AVENUE SE, OLYMPIA WA, 98501 Sponsor:  Olympia Film Society Notes:     Dir: Francis Causey, Donald Goldmacher / 2011 / US / 90 min / High Definition digital A new, groundbreaking feature documentary about the roots of the American economic…

Then Charles Koch’s voice is on the left. My voice is on the right.

The LA Times is reporting: Soldier held in Afghan killings was from troubled U.S. base Dozens of recent cases of killings, suicides and assaults have been linked to combat troops from sprawling Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Reuters reports:  U.S. home base of Afghan massacre suspect scarred by scandals And CNN: Washington base back…

The Doo-Occupy, Bail Out America trainings and actions will take place in Washington, DC Friday night March 30 – Tuesday, April 3. The American Spring is nearly upon us. The Doo-Occupy! Bail Out America project, is a collaboration instigated by the Backbone Campaign to bring best practices in community organizing for eviction protection, student debt…

I know there is a lot of talk about how hard it is to start a third political party and there is no doubt that the talk is true. Large political swings that realign the political parties in the US are rare, but the political history of the US is about the swings. Whigs and…