About the header photo: Fox News’ Kennedy called Seattle a “socialist hellhole” in a July 12 broadcast. We wish!
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The Hellhole – Week of 9/4
About the header photo: Fox News’ Kennedy called Seattle a “socialist hellhole” in a July 12 broadcast. We wish! Hope you had a good Labor Day! We briefly flirted with the… Read more »
The Hellhole – Week of 8/28
Your Hellhole for this week showcases all of capitalism’s oldest stories – empty promises from compromised politicians, capitalists exploiting workers, and landlords over-charging for housing that should be free for… Read more »
Beyond Elections
Illustration by SDSA organizer Brian Reindel. By SDSA organizer Chuck McKeever In a perfect illustration of how privilege functions in politics, Seattle is not going to get the mayor it… Read more »
What Is It Good For?
Illustration by Seattle DSA organizer Lyall W. By Seattle DSA organizer John Smith War is never good. Even wars for survival, or against fundamental injustice, are tragedies borne out of… Read more »
Who Really Benefits From Benevolent Business?
Featured image: “The Overseer’s Rod,” Queen Mary Psalter, ca. 14th Century. By Seattle DSA organizer Collin Pucher In August 2016, a group of small business owners staged a press conference… Read more »
Seattle DSA & Washington Trails Association – Digging Duff Together!
By Chuck McKeever On Sunday, July 23, members of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America carried out a service project at Mount Baker’s Heliotrope Ridge trail. The DSA volunteers… Read more »
UW’s Minimum Wage Study Was Bad, But the Media Pile-On Was Worse
If you were within eyeshot of the internet, Fox News, or a copy of USA Today lately, you’d think that the jig is up–the $15 minimum wage that workers fought… Read more »
Grassroots Organizing, in Action: Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes Income Tax Measure
Featured photo courtesy of the Transit Riders Union.
Why Give Back to Your Bosses?
Featured image by Seattle DSA graphic design team By John Smith One day, after starting your exciting new job, you might find yourself learning of a speaker coming to the… Read more »
Candidate Survey Results: Questions 12 & 13; Fossil Fuel Divestment & Seattle’s Sanctuary City Status
These are the responses to questions 12 and 13 of our candidate survey. Question 12: In the wake of the city council’s vote to divest from Wells Fargo in support of… Read more »
Candidate Survey Results: Questions 10 & 11; Seattle Police Oversight & Proposed N. Seattle Precinct
These are the responses to questions 10 and 11 of our candidate survey. Question 10: In 2011, the the Department of Justice found that the Seattle Police Department engaged in patterns… Read more »