Issue #307
Clueless rich kids on the rise: How millennial aristocrats will destroy our future
Prevailing neoliberal ideology, which perverts
Prevailing neoliberal ideology, which perverts
Republican proposal for labor law ‘reform’ ‘a disgrace,’ labor leader says Senate Republicans say they have a plan to save U.S. labor law from partisanship and dysfunction. But their prescription for reform could make for even more gridlock—and critics say that’s the whole idea. On the Senate floor last Tuesday, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) unveiled a…
King County Is $25 million ad campaign on Seattle’s buses racist? U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-7) says so. In a letter to the FBI requesting they pull the campaign from Seattle buses, McDermott sounds off on what he says is “offensive to Muslims and ethnic minorities” and “encourages racial and religious profiling.” The ad shows 16 faces of…
King County Seattle Police Officers’ Guild endorses Murray for mayor The Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG) said Thursday it is endorsing Sen. Ed Murray for mayor, snubbing Mayor Mike McGinn, who appeared to represent the interests of the rank and file when he fought the Department of Justice over the extent of police reform. Guild President…
King County Cops: “We’re not spying” Residents: “We don’t believe you” A healthy crowd of Alki residents packed Wednesday’s Seattle City Council Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology committee meeting to voice their concerns about 30 surveillance cameras recently erected along Seattle’s waterways—most notably Alki beach. The cameras, purchased through a $5 million federal homeland security grant…
Big business takes on tea party on Common Core Tea party activists have been waging war for months against the Common Core academic standards. Now, in a coordinated show of muscle, Big Business is fighting back—and notching wins. The urgent effort stems from a sense among supporters that this is a make-or-break moment for the Common…
Mississippi primary fight is one of geography and ideology For all of the Tea Party’s struggles this year, it has a real chance to unseat an incumbent Republican in the Mississippi Republican primary Tuesday. Thad Cochran, the first Republican senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction, is facing a strong challenge from Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party-backed state senator. The…