Tag: Seattle
Big Business defeated as Socialist Kshama Sawant’s victory certified in Seattle
"The ruling class in the United States is afraid of these kinds of movements and so we should not be surprised by the reaction."
How a Seattle neighborhood confronted food insecurity in the pandemic
Seattle’s square-mile neighborhood of South Park has turned its early pandemic community supports into a sustainable system tackling food insecurity.
Seattle & Portland activists: Protest federal and city police crackdowns &...
“We don’t know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our city.”
Trump to send federal troops to protests in Chicago & Seattle...
“We’re looking at the infringement on our rights that is just escalating.”
‘Stay in the streets’: Black Lives Matter movement in Seattle occupies...
“We cannot have a pacified movement.”
‘Awesome, brilliant, necessary’: Seattle bans foreign-influenced corporations from spending in local...
"It is possible to take on powerful corporations and win. Just look at Seattle."
‘Seattle is not for sale:’ Voters rebuke Amazon, re-electing Socialist Kshama...
The re-election victory “has been a major repudiation, not only of Amazon and of Jeff Bezos himself, as the richest man in the world, but also it has been a referendum on the vision for Seattle.”
Prescription drugs may be polluting our drinking water
“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."
Seattle ends crucial indigenous youth program
Every youth that regularly attended Clear Sky graduated from high school, yet the district wants to end the program anyway.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 14
15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.