Quickie: Two New Studies Undermine Climate Denial Arguments
Two New Studies Undermine Climate Denial Arguments
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Senator Reuven Carlyle explains why he voted against the McCleary deal: the entire burden is placed on the middle class
Video: Sen. Carlyle’s McCleary Floor Speech (Excerpts) 70% of low income people in King County are going to see a tax increase. There is a perception that this is about taxing rich folk in...
Burbank: Our successes were built on contributions of others
We are approaching the Fourth of July, when we celebrate American independence and the success of the colonists’ desire to be self-ruling. The United States was the first of England’s many colonies to gain...
A tale of two studies: poor research leads to poor findings on minimum wage
Seattle’s economy is booming: construction everywhere, crowded streets and transit, housing costs soaring, bustling neighborhood restaurants, and a 2.6% unemployment rate. Much of this growth is driven by high wage-tech jobs and the spillover...
Good summary of Koch-funded conservative attack on government
What Is the Far Right’s Endgame? A Society That Suppresses the Majority Nancy MacLean, author of an intellectual biography of James McGill Buchanan, explains how this little-known libertarian’s work is influencing modern-day politics.
Republicans work hard to main our regressive tax system that benefits the rich
The perennial brinkmanship that the Republican State Senate engages in on the State Budget can best be seen as a concerted effort to maintain the most regressive state system in the United States. Please...
Conservatives are sociopaths
There are conservative Democrats, but almost all Republicans are conservative. Hence:
Refusal to re-balance taxes hinders schoolkids
It’s day 23 of a second special session in Olympia, since legislators couldn’t agree to a state budget before the end of the regular session. Now they have only 16 days left until the...
How Seattle police aided the neo-Nazis in the anti-Sharia protest
Multiple credible sources have reported that the Seattle police harassed counter-protesters but protected anti-Sharia marchers participating in Saturday’s anti-Sharia law march in Seattle. https://patch.com/washington/seattle/seattle-anti-sharia-protest-counter-protest-15-pictures http://komonews.com/news/local/anti-muslim-rally-counter-protests-expected-in-seattle I got permission to copy the post of a...