Budget
1,000 in Olympia: Put people first, close tax loopholes
March 21, 2011The legislature is grappling with budget deficits estimated at $5.1 billion, yet ballot initiatives pushed through by Republican extremists last November block every measure to increase revenues.
Read moreGOP’s vote to cut NPR funds seen as attack on public media
March 17, 2011The House voted today to bar federal funding of National Public Raido and ban stations from using federal money to pay their NPR dues.
Read moreUnion leaders to Obama aide: ‘This is a defining moment’
March 4, 2011AFL-CIO leaders have told a top aide to President Obama that the current fight in states over workers' rights must be used to discuss the future of the country and of workers.
Read moreCapitalist insolence and taxes
March 3, 2011Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup were all deeply involved in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which prompted the Great Recession and the huge budget deficits. And they pay no taxes.
Read morePay up, corporate tax dodgers
March 3, 2011We're chumps unless we force Congress to stop tax haven abuse.
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