Washington Liberals Blog
On Seattle’s head tax
If taxes on corporations kill jobs, as opponents of Seattle’s head tax claim, shouldn’t we tax only the middle class? 🙂 After all, the rich will just take their money and invest it elsewhere...
Report on Bellevue meeting on Homelessness: “The Difference a Home Makes”
On Thursday, May 18 I attended “The Difference a Home Makes: A Dialogue about Homelessness and Housing on the Eastside” at the First Congregational Church in Bellevue. The church donated the use of their...
Report on the Mercer Island forum on homelessness of May 15, 2018
On Tuesday night several dozen people attended a homelessness forum at the Jewish Community Center of Mercer Island. The forum was arranged by Clarity Bellevue, which has been involved in the debate about plans...
How progressive are Washington State’s members of Congress?
Govtrack.us has a useful chart that purports to show where each member of Congress stands on a continuum from liberal to conservative. The chart is based on co-sponsorship relationships between members of Congress: how...
Fox News Analyst Quits, Calling Network a ‘Propaganda Machine’
Fox News Analyst Quits, Calling Network a ‘Propaganda Machine’ A longtime analyst for Fox News is leaving the network, saying that he could not “in good conscience” remain with an organization that, he argued,...
Kushner: Donald Trump lies to his base because he thinks they’re stupid
Jared Kushner ‘admitted Donald Trump lies to his base because he thinks they’re stupid’