Report on Adam Smith's Town Hall at Mercer Island
A mere twenty people or so showed up at Congressman Adam Smith’s Town Hall meeting on Mercer Island on April 23, 2014. I arrived five minutes beforehand and found myself standing alone with Rep....
Washington Liberals Blog
15 NOW HAS BECOME A NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Many people strongly support 15 Now, but some seemingly have gotten on the 15 Now bandwagon, including some people who always oppose propositions favorable to working people. Don’t be fooled by some of this...
Why in Oregon, Washington, and California (but not Texas or New York) did poorer counties vote for Romney?
In High poverty counties tend to vote Republican in Washington State, I observed that Washington State counties with a higher percentage of people living below the poverty line tend to vote Republican. In this...
How much carbon tax is enough?
At a Climate Desk Live event two weeks ago in Seattle, host Chris Mooney asked about the BC carbon tax. (See time marker 1:26:45 in the video.) David Roberts of Grist responded that the...
SAFE actions and events
6:30PM, Tuesday April 22nd – SAFE’s weekly meeting. Food will be served. Where: The SAFE House, Bethany UCC, 6230 Beacon Ave S (corner of Graham St), Seattle WA 98108 map 4:30PM-6PM, Friday April 18th – Protest...
Steve Litzow and Andy Hill benefit from Koch brothers funding
For details see How the Koch Brothers worked to defeat Democrats in Washington State
Regressive taxes are mentioned in the news and opinion pieces about Proposition 1
The issue of regressive taxes is in the news recently and is being raised by both supporters and opponents of Proposition 1. The Seattle Times, in their April 5 editorial against Proposition 1 mentioned...
Voting Against Proposition 1 Will Cost Drivers Money
According to the Argonne National Laboratory, idling uses 0.2-0.5 gallons/hr, depending on age and make of car. If Proposition 1 fails, count on a minimum of an extra 20,000 cars on the road per...
Computer-generated Bible verse
[The text below was generated statistically, using quadgrams, according the frequency of occurrences after previous words. Words in italics were deterministic: each such word was the only word that appeared anywhere immediately after the...
High poverty counties tend to vote Republican in Washington State
Washington State counties with a higher percentage of people living below the poverty line tend to vote Republican. Poverty is defined as the percentage of residents living below the poverty line, according to the...