Raising wages statewide is a job for We The People
Over the next couple weeks, young people across the region will be graduating with new degrees and high hopes for the future. They are competing for jobs in an economy where the contrast between...
Washington Liberals Blog
Quickie: How Long Can Big Money Keep Democrats In The Charter School Camp?
From http://educationopportunitynetwork.org/how-long-can-big-money-keep-democrats-in-the-charter-school-camp/: For decades, the petroleum industry has stuffed the coffers of candidates in both parties to ensure legislation continues to favor oil consumption, stall alternative energy sources, and ensure lax environmental regulations. The...
Responding to Bill Maher on Islam
In response to the massacre in Orlando, Bill Maher criticized conservatives for opposing gun control and criticized liberals for refusing to blame Islam. As a liberal I can respond: “Sure, radical Islam is a...
The Law of Conservation of Good and Evil
Science has physical laws such as Law of Conservation of Energy. I propose the sociological Law of Conservation of Good and Evil.  In systems/people/institutions to which it applies, the LCE says that over the...
It's our action now
It’s up to us, we the people, if we want to save life on earth and build a better world for all. The 1% cannot and will not save us. They are afflicted with...
Conservatives kill again: they value gun rights more than the right to life
Our nation’s lax gun laws have led to another mass shooting.   USA Today is reporting that the Florida shooter Omar Mateen used a .223 caliber AR-type-rifle and 9 mm semiautomatic pistol… The FBI had investigated...
The Divided Left revisited
The Divided Left in America is a major problem, and it’s come to fore in the discussions on social media about whether Bernie should run as an independent and about whether Bernie supporters should...
How do Finns prosper more — with so much less, ostensibly, than we have?
Imagine living in a relatively small nation, where per capita income is $11,000 less than in Washington state, and the only natural resources are timber, water and ice. People pay a 31 percent tax...