Here's what education reform ought to look like
‘Reform” is usually considered a good thing — but some education advocates talk as if a handful of charter schools and firing teachers based on their students’ test scores are the magic bullets that...
Washington Liberals Blog
Link: Why Democrats Have a Problem with Young Voters
See Why Democrats Have a Problem with Young Voters from Rolling Stone.
Kucinich in primary battle with corporate Dem Kaptur
See Main Street vs. Wall Street: Ground Zero in Ohio: March 6, 2012 , Marcy Kaptur, Dick Cheney and the Death of Social Security Can Ohio Residents Afford Marcy Kaptur?. Marcy Kaptur, Have You...
Has the WA state budget increased over the past 20 years?
You often hear conservatives complain about the (allegedly) increasing state budget. But as this article from Washington Policy Watch explains, the increase disappears if you adjust for inflation and population growth. Budget with no...
Rebuttal to canned talking points from WA Secretary of State on voting
An outstanding public citizen requested some answers from the Washington Secretary of State about the concealed counting going on inside our computerized vote-counting system. Predictably, she received a set of canned talking points. Below the canned talking...
Jeb Bush to the rescue of the GOP?
Maureen Dowd in this blistering critique of the GOP — Ghastly Outdated Party — quotes various Republicans who have condemned the extremism of the current batch of GOP presidential candidates. For example, Dowd quotes...
Former Religious Right leader Frank Scaeffer's powerful defense of President Obama
When Will President Obama’s Critics Admit They Were Wrong?
Aetna CEO: Single-Payer Health Care Is Coming To America — Are We Ready?
Forbes reports: Speaking at a recent conference, Mark Bertolini, CEO and Chairman of Aetna Insurance, announced that the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies. “The system doesn’t work, it’s broke today....
Link: Democrats' plan for state budget is a gimmick, GOP leader says
Democrats’ plan for state budget is a gimmick, GOP leader says
King County Dems Legislative Action Newsletter
King County Dems Legislative Action Newsletter has good info about bills moving and dying in the state legislature