November 12, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 12:26 pm
Last night, Afghan activist politician Malalai Joya approached the increasingly grim topic of U.S.-occupied Afghanistan, roundly criticizing all the major players. Speaking to a packed house at Capitol Hill’s First Baptist Church, Joya critiqued everything from the foreign presence in her native land to the fundamentalist warlords. “Peace doesn’t come by the barrel of a [...] read more →
November 5, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 2:36 pm
Josh seemed a little excited earlier today when he noted that the senate Committee on Healthcare, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing this morning on the Employee Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), their first since 2002. (The bill would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.) Unfortunately, there is very little reason to be [...] read more →
November 3, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 3:55 pm
On the ballots this year we have same-sex domestic partnerships, a Tim Eyman libertarian tax initiative, a relatively contentious mayoral race, and a serious conservative contender for the King County Executive. Exciting stuff. But so, far voters seem unimpressed. “It’s all about the issues on the ballot and the media hype around specific candidates or [...] read more →
November 2, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 4:04 pm
[Update: This story was originally posted at 2:20 pm. We've updated it with video interviews from from the Hutchison rally and the Constantine rally across the street. Editor's note: NARAL spokeswoman Alison Mondi isn't correct when she says Hutchison's Simonyi Fund has contributed to anti-choice causes. However, as we reported in the Fizz this morning, [...] read more →
October 26, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 4:37 pm
As the intern here, this is my first time doing the “Comment of the Day” post, so forgive me for not knowing the rules—namely, that we’re not allowed to pick Trevor anymore. Apparently, he wins it all the time. But I’m definitely giving it to Trevor for going into the wonky weeds re: Mallahan’s rhetoric [...] read more →
October 7, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 12:40 pm
In his mayoral race against Sierra Club-alum Mike McGinn, cell phone executive Joe Mallahan isn’t likely to get the environmental vote. The latest evidence came on Monday night at the candidate forum in Ballard, where the two men were asked a series of rapid fire “lightening round” questions. When asked if they supported the instating [...] read more →
October 2, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 2:21 pm
This Wednesday, local low-income advocacy group Puget Sound SAGE put out a paper detailing how low-income communities in the Seattle-area are in dire straits. For SAGE, the situation ups the ante on Seattle’s two mayoral candidates: How will either Joe Mallahan or Mike McGinn help low-income people get back into the workforce? The numbers in [...] read more →
September 29, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 10:46 am
[Editor's Note: We originally posted this article yesterday morning. We're moving it up because it's even more relevant today as the Finance Committee debates the public option option. We've also added some thoughts—below the fold— from Primera spokesperson Eric Earling, who is also quoted in the original story. Some of Earling's comments are addressed to [...] read more →
September 25, 2009
By Jake Blumgart at 2:26 pm
King County Executive candidate Dow Constantine unrolled his “reform agenda” for King County at a press conference in his new Bellevue campaign headquarters yesterday. Constantine’s “Uniting King County” platform was endorsed by a cross section of elected officials, including two of Constantine’s primary election opponents and several rural and suburban officeholders. The announcement was an [...] read more →
