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Do US elections, such as the GOP primaries, need international observers?
I think it’s not surprising that Ron Paul is catching a lot of flak, since he is close to becoming a front runner. Part of the deal in the USA is intensifying the scrutiny on any candidate who begins to head towards the front of the pack — a healthy thing, I think, except that…
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On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey
As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going to hear a lot from our Republican friends about how much they…
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Public Banking Forum: Kirkland, Sat. Jan 7, 1:00 PM
Saturday, January 7th 1:00 – 3:00 pm Unitarian Universalist Church in Downtown Kirkland 308 4th Ave South in Kirkland Directions: http://www.northlakeuu.org/about/directions/ Free and open to the public Sponsored by: The Washington Public Bank Coalition, Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, Social Justice Committee, Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation, Washington State Progressive Caucus.
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Dumbest public moment of 2011?
I didn’t feel like putting together a “best of” list to review 2011. It was an unsettling year. The politics of stalemate made it pretty useless and 2012 is an election year, if I am not mistaken, so there is not much chance of legislative action and good public policy in this year (unless an…
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The Mitt Romney Weather Vane
Tracks the winds of political expediency. Yours for only $399.99 (plus installation).
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More decline at the Seattle P-I
Nearly three years after the P-I ceased print publication and moved online, the quality of news coverage has declined.   Cheap content such as pet and girly photos abound. Now comes news that award-winning political cartoonist David Horsey is leaving the Seattle P-I to work for the LA Times. (source) Veteran columnist and curmudgeon Joel Connelly…
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Get the Money Out of Politics
Get The Money Out Of Politics Two Days of Action and Education Move To Amend – Occupies The Courts – Friday People Ignited Against Citizens United – Saturday January 20 & 21 in Downtown Seattle A broad coalition that includes Occupy Seattle, Move to Amend, Free Speech for People and other organizations is initiating two…
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Uncle Sam to the rescue when the crybaby corporations get in trouble
In 2008 the crybaby corporations ran to Uncle Sam for a bailout — after crashing the economy. But conservatives pretend they don’t need government. How well could corporations do business without government laws, protections, regulations, and bailouts?
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Response to Dwight Pelz Redistricting Statement
The Redistricting Commission has just posted their Redistricting Plan for Washington State’s 10 Congressional Districts. Dwight Pelz has also just issued a statement commending the Commission and claiming that this plan is a great deal for the Democratic Party. I have reviewed the maps and I disagree completely with Dwight Pelz. In fact, the new…