By Lennée Reid revolution of consciousness circle of life wheel of dharma karma center of the universe we threads of web intertwined I black widow my thoughts energy expressed sound your ears receive here now we share one memory I find my mind wanders I lose my ego by soul go…
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He was once a little green ball of clay Bernie! Let’s see what we can mold him into today Sanders! He’ll care about others, whether orange, blue, or brown Like those blockheads Trump and Hillary What a couple of clowns! He won’t make them leave town Though they’re dragging us…
By Glen Anderson Our nation faces very serious problems and issues, such as the U.S.’s violent foreign policy, nuclear weapons, the climate crisis, fundamental economic and environmental deterioration, massive violations of our privacy rights by governments and corporations, drinking water poisoned by lead in Flint and fracking chemicals elsewhere, etc. All…
Reclamar que uno tiene a Dios de su lado puede ser filosóficamente problemático, sobre todo porque sin evidencia lógica, se invoca que fuerza imaginaria con poderes extraordinarios y una superioridad moral inexplicable, es su aliado y justificador de sus acciones sin que estas puedan ser sometidas a un serio escrutinio social....
Wealthy elites—not voter majorities—determine congressional decisions By Glen Anderson We want peace, but big corporations pay politicians to wage endless wars. We want economic justice, but big corporations pay politicians to oppose workers’ rights. We want to protect the environment and climate, but big corporations pay politicians to prevent progress. In…
On Saturday evening, February 21, Works In Progress was contacted via Facebook by Steffany Brown. Her message, regarding a graphic comparing this nation’s use of animals to the enslavement of Blacks in the January 2016 issue, is as follows: “As a black vegan and resident of Olympia, I would really…
The effect of an eight-justice court on decisions from the 9th Circuit On January 4, 2016, an appeal to the Supreme Court was submitted in the matter of Stormans v. Wiesman. Stormans v. Wiesman is the lawsuit filed by the owners of Ralph’s Thriftway over the state’s regulations that effectively…
“Should the Ninth Circuit’s decision be allowed to stand, government will be emboldened to politicize every issue and compel obedience to its political views, leading to the development of a totalitarian state.” Public Advocate of the United States, et al “This Court2 should ignore any invocation of a free-range federalism…
1. Number of appeals submitted to the Supreme Court in a typical year 7,000-8,000 2. Number of petitions granted review with oral argument Approximately 80 3. Percentage of In Forma Pauperis (IFP) petitions granted (where the fees are waived because the petitioner is indigent) .01% 4. Percentage of…
The United Way’s ALICE report reveals the real situation of struggling workers We are getting towards the end of the quarter at Evergreen, where I teach in the Evening and Weekend Studies Program, and I’ve been meeting with students to talk about their writing. These conversations are interesting, providing windows…
Impact on ALICE households Impact on Community Housing Live in substandard housing Inconvenience; health and safety risks; increased maintenance costs Worker stressed, late, and/or absent from job—less productive Move farther away from job Longer commute; costs increase; less time for other activities More traffic on road; workers late to job…
Children of my children, Lead me to this fight. Do your children have no children, sir? You peddle yet another gadget, Offer only salves or charmed potions. Deny the peril of our common plight. You cloud the real danger, While lingering on the far-fetched. You sleazy fear-monger. …
My name is Glen Anderson. I have lived in Lacey for 41 years. During all these 41 years I have never heard of a Lacey City Council member saying anything so ignorant – so mean-spirited – as what Jason Hearn said about Muslims. The people of Lacey are better than…
Participate in your caucus March 26 is a big day for Democrats in Washington—it’s the date of the precinct caucuses to decide the party’s presidential nominee. Washington has a presidential primary in May, but the caucus is the only vote that helps pick the nominee. [“State political parties aren’t bound…
Turning out for the caucuses on March 26, 2016, is arguably the most important thing you can do to get Bernie Sanders elected. Fortunately, showing up is the hardest part. Precinct caucuses are neighborhood-sized meetings where Democrats register their vote for the Democratic nominee for president. It’s a very simple meeting…
Legislative District Caucuses Sunday, April 17, 2016, beginning at 1:00 pm Only the 2nd Legislative District Delegates meet on this date, the 20th, 22nd, and 35th District Delegates will hold their Legislative District Caucuses at the May 1, Thurston County Democratic Convention Thurston County Convention Sunday, May 1, 2016, beginning…
It’s been three years since Montaño Northwind’s brother, Jacksun Keewatinawin, was killed by Seattle police, and he is still reeling from the violence and loss. “Everything they said on the news about my brother was a complete lie,” says Montaño. “I don’t trust the police, they are racist bullies. Have…
I feel the melodic song Of that northern wind Saying to me, “the time has come To wake from the trance,” And with a lump in my throat I pick up the pieces; Organize them according to value And dispatch them all at once. Because a pain stirs…
In February, the Thurston Commissioners approved a new ordinance, Title 26, by a vote of two to one. This ordinance, in the making since 2013, is intended to streamline enforcement of county codes, be more consistent in enforcement, and cause the County to be more effective in achieving compliance. According…
two million imprisoned mostly black and brown expensive in lives expensive in dollars overcrowded slow genocide who knows if you did any of what empire accused but when the average murderer serves seven years inside your eighty year sentence is clearly unjust three women living in a white-washed…
Acknowledgment of the truth is essential for wholeness and healing After reading Desmond Tutu’s No Future Without Forgiveness, I think about the state of our nation, particularly the events and decisions that led to its status today. For example, I contemplate on the desire of the Founding Fathers to leave…
Policy changes are necessary to address the situation of those homeless January 28 was this year’s annual Point in Time homeless census to track the number of people living unsheltered at the end of the coldest month of the year. This year’s data have not yet been released, but numbers…
The devastation of the Great Recession cost seven million working people their homes, almost nine million their jobs, and ushered in a new era in which poverty wages and job insecurity are the new normal. Against that background, it is a strange choice to base a story about the housing…
Olympia is an alternative hub—home to the Procession of the Species, The Evergreen State College, and an amazing alternative music scene—so it makes sense the community would house over 20 alternative public and private schools. These schools share many values such as multi-age classes, hands-on learning, celebrating each child’s unique…
Gaia Conspiracy: The Last Days of Homo Rapiens 2010 / 377 pages With any press exposure to thinking people, Don Richardson’s Gaia Conspiracy—The Last Days of Homo Rapiens should be a bestseller. Exposure to non-thinking people will make them thinkers. Though this is a work of fiction, the facts, discussions…
Views from without and within Vignette # 1: Bad eating habits A few decades ago in Latin America, depending on considerations of class and culture, it would have been Chinese, Indian, or African kids who served as the ethnic group chosen by parents to be the signifier of distant commiseration,…
The King I wish I had known The representation of Martin Luther King Jr. that I grew up with, being only 10 years old when he was murdered, was very similar to the image portrayed in the powerful film, “Selma”, and like most people I know, I grew up reading…