Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant, Part II
It’s hard to sort the information on the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Story, but for context, here are a couple of items to consider: KETV 7 in Omaha ran a story on March 31,...
Washington Liberals Blog
Lip-service investments in higher ed
Two weeks ago, Gov. Chris Gregoire convened a press conference with corporate leaders from Microsoft and Boeing. They were celebrating a breakthrough in higher education. It was a breakthrough, all right — like 60,000...
Back again: Kucinich to speak at NWroots, July 9th
I can’t keep track of all the appearances by Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich in Washington State this year. It’s been more than a few. There will be another on July 9th, when he speaks...
Free Press, Nuclear Industry, Courage and More
The Nation is picking up a story about a nuclear plant problem in Nebraska from news sources in Russia and Pakistan. The story is that flood waters have created a problem for the plant...
MoveOn's plan for a mass movement
Many of you probably got this email from MoveOn. It starts off well, describing the serious trouble America is in and the fact that we can’t depend on Obama or the Dems to set...
Norman Goldman, Bob Hasegawa, and Adam Kline speak at the WPC banquet
Saturday evening I attended Washington Public Campaign’s Annual Awards Banquet, held at South King County Community College. The keynote speaker was progressive radio host Norman Goldman. State Senator Adam Kline was master of ceremonies...
What is the most likely scenario for the future of America?
Economic, political, and environmental mismanagement are threatening the well-being of America and the world. What is the most likely scenario for the future of America? Fast decline into anarchy or fascism. Slow decline: We...
Proposed initiative to end perpetual corporate welfare
Paula Joneli of Des Moines has proposed this brilliant citizen initiative. As Martha Koester says, “If it requires 2/3 to raise taxes, why shouldn’t it take 2/3 to enact tax breaks?” An act relating...
Rob McKenna: A Career Fighting Against Progress
(reposted from Fuse Washington) On Wednesday, Rob McKenna announced his candidacy for Governor of our state. We are taking the unprecedented step of alerting you right after his announcement because McKenna has made a...