How does voter turnout vary with income?
(Click for a larger version) The graph above shows one point (a “+”) for 414 zip-codes in Washington State having greater than 1000 population in 2010. The X axis value for each point represents...
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Resolution in Support of Accessible Community-Based Social Security Administration Service Delivery
WHEREAS record numbers of clients are visiting and calling Social Security Administration (SSA) offices to receive the services and benefits that they have earned over a lifetime of work, and facing record waiting times...
Graph showing the extent to which young people don't vote
The graph below shows the number of people in Washington State who voted, graphed by year of birth. As you can see, most of the voters are about age 60. There are not many...
The terrorists in our midst
They live amongst us, pretending to be normal people. But each year they kill over 35,000 Americans. They poison our air and damage our health, causing asthma, lung disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. They...
Why Charter Schools are Fraud Factories
In The Crooks Behind the Charter School Scam, we looked at charter school corruption in Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and New Orleans. In this section, we will look at fraud and corruption in seven...
The Republican scam, and the Democrats' unwillingness to oppose it
Last night I was listening to AM talk radio, and a Republican candidate was promoting the following conservative narrative: “Yes, there is terrible wealth inequality, and it’s due to government waste, corruption and regulations....