Washington Liberals

Over the past two and a half  years I have daily been collecting news feeds from about 70 news organizations and blogs, including Fox News, The Nation, NewsBusters, OpEdNews, NewsMax, Washington Post, CNN, Truthout, ThinkProgress, and the Wall Street Journal. All together, there are over 636,000 articles (some consisting of only the abstracts, some having…

See Publicola’s article Superior Court Judge Hears Challenge to Eyman’s Two-Thirds Rule. It’s telling that the AG is defending I-1053.  If the courts rule that I-1053 is unconstitutional, I bet Eyman will try to amend the constitution.

James Stafford with Oilprice.com suggested that their interview with Juan Cole would be of interest. With gas prices surging over $4 per gallon, oil news is probably of interest. I agree, therefore: Oil & Politics – The Real Situation in Iraq A delegation from the International Energy Agency spent two days in Baghdad speaking with…

(except that Republicans wouldn’t admit they broke it — they’d try to blame others) And, yes, some Democrats too helped and are helping break things even now. In Washington State, the budget crisis is a Republican wet dream. Here’s their chance to destroy public education and the social safety net, so they can further enrich…

Please ask your legislators to support SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2762 This bill “Declares an intent to: (1) Periodically expire all nonconstitutionally required tax preferences that are not already subject to expiration; and (2) Require corporations that continue to benefit from tax preferences to disclose the value of the tax preferences claimed and to disclose data…

Dennis Kucinich was defeated tonight, with the help of corporate money, redistricting, and the Democratic Party leadership.  I will never forget that he introduced articles of impeachment against Bush and Cheney, spoke forcefully against the Iraq war, and offered a vision that countered our current spiral into corporate fascism.Thank you, Dennis, for your years of…

Protesters Occupy Office of Republican Budget Coup Leader | Slog

I had the great honor of meeting Dr. Cornel West when he visited the Occupy Seattle encampment at Seattle Central Community College in November 2011. I will never forget that historic beautiful day in the Emerald City… I was very impressed by Dr. West during our meeting. He is undeniably one of the most respected…