Washington Liberals Blog
Survival of the friendliest: how cooperation plays a positive role in evolution
The dominant story about biological evolution is a bloody tale of competition and survival of the fittest. There’s no purpose or morality in nature. There’s no Creator imposing an Intelligent Design. Rather, random mutations during...
Reflections on the 2014 election
GWB was the best thing for organizing on our side in many years. He forced everyone to get together in opposition. As soon as he was gone, we started splintering. But he’s NOT gone,...
Readings about carbon taxes
* Our endorsement in September from Seattle Business magazine prompted a half-dozen Letters to the Editor in the latest issue, including pro-carbon-pricing letters from Rogers Weed, former director of the state Department of Commerce;...
Badass Teachers target Microsoft for avoiding taxes
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promotes the privatization of public schools and were influential in donating in support of the Washington State charter schools initiative, I-1240, in 2010. The registered sponsor for the...
Seattle Public Municipal Bank Forum, Dec 10
Join Seattle City Councilman Nick Licata, State Senator Bob Hasegawa, Gwen Hallsmith of the Public Banking Institute, the Seattle Public Bank Coalition, and experts in public banking for a public forum on A Municipal...
Video: Environmental Poisoning of Iraq
Mozhgan Savabieasfahani, Global Health Seminar: “Environmental Poisoning of Iraq: Why Academics Must Speak Out”. At University of Washington, Oct. 24, 2014
Looking for action?
Find it at Radical Women’s organizing meeting Connect with a multi-racial group of feminists looking to change the world! Take part in updates and discussions on the effort to stop Seattle Housing Authority’s rent-raising “Stepping...
Microsoft's tax avoidance schemes: national and in Washington State
(revised, 2014/10/28) Bloomberg reported in 2012: “A U.S. Senate committee memo said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) used aggressive international tax maneuvers to avoid billions of dollars in taxes over the past three years. … Microsoft...