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State’s 4 Major Needs ·
Federal Funding for Health and Education ·
A Progressive Income
Tax ·
Replacing
Republican Legislators Quote of the Week Today, as in the Gilded Age, we live in a world where a
morality of personal responsibility rubs shoulders with a culture of greed
and of flagrant social irresponsibility.
Charles Derber, Corporation Nation, p2
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at
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Would You Spend $3 Trillion instead of Iraq?
Try
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John McCain?
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Endorse the Global Marshall Plan proposed by the Network of
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Tell your
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Tell the president and
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Tell the AFL-CIO your priority issues.
Tell FOX television to stop their
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Commentaries
From Our Members
Excerpted from commentary published by
“Overall, government data show jobs in
“Over the past year, aerospace added 6,300 new jobs, software and computers
5,500, restaurants 4,500, and health care delivery 2,600.
“Health insurance emerges as one of the biggest
concerns for people facing unemployment. A serious illness or accident can
happen at any time. Monthly premiums are costly, even when able to tap into a
company plan. A recent AARP poll of
This year the Legislature took another step, approving a study of five
proposals to make health care more affordable and extend coverage. The Healthy
Washington Coalition, representing faith communities, unions, businesses, women's
groups and others, is hosting seven forums around the state to comment on those
proposals. The first was in
EOI is keeping the American dream alive
for
·
A
strong minimum wage that keeps up with inflation, so our
workers don't fall
behind.
·
Paid
family leave, so no one has to
choose
between going to work and caring for family.
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High-quality
early childhood education, so every child gets a strong and healthy start in
life.
Donald A. Smith Video about Bush Administration
Deception
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