Washington Liberals

Preamble In a country as rich as ours it is unconscionable that people sleep on the streets, go hungry, lack basic health care, and remain uneducated. The United States is the only Western nation...

Update: ‘Occupy’ crackdowns coordinated with federal law enforcement officials Keith Olbermann and filmmaker and activist Michael Moore discuss who’s coordinating the attacks on Occupy encampments: Michael Moore on ‘Occupy’ crackdowns

Will the Occupy movement be able to work with others?  Will the Occupy movement be co-opted? The Stranger is reporting in  Occupy Seattle Disrupts Pro–Occupy Wall Street Forum, Drives Away Supporters.: No sooner had...

Here’s a video of a debate between Remy Trupin, director of the Washington State Budget and Policy Center, a liberal think tank in Seattle, and Jason Mercier of the conservative think tank Washington Policy...

This article is somewhat speculative, but it makes a lot of sense: Making the Connections – Why Crackdown on OWS Now? “If the administration expects the austerity budget to emerge from the super committee...

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According to As Deadline Nears, What If the ‘Super Committee’ Fails? The Social Security retirement program is exempt from the automatic spending cuts. The Medicaid health-care program is also protected as are veterans’ benefits,...

(From here, where you can sign.) Section 1. We the people who ordain and establish this Constitution intend the rights protected by this Constitution to be the rights of natural persons. Section 2. The...

Occupy Seattle: Octogenarian activist Dorli Rainey on being pepper-sprayed by Seattle police, importance of activism Rainey is so inspiring! Video of interview with Keith Olbermann. Eighty-four-year-old activist Dorli Rainey tells Keith about her experience...

Washington is one of 18 states allowing for recalls of sitting US Senators. (See here and here.) If the Super Committee that Senator Patty Murray is co-chairing proposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare...