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Haven’t seen Ellen Page’s moving coming-out speech yet? It’s worth watching!

February 17th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

Courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign, here is Ellen Page’s moving coming-out speech at HRC’s Time to Thrive Conference.

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Democrats run to mend what Republicans aim to end

February 17th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare

Democrats run to mend what Republicans aim to end The New York Times examines how Democratic candidates for Congress are communicating with voters about the

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Trying to make sense of the royal finances is like trying to eat spaghetti with a spoon

February 15th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Trying to make sense of the royal finances is like trying to eat spaghetti with a spoon. — Kenan Malik: Britain’s welfare queen

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That’s sweat of a poor worker on your pizza

February 15th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

That’s sweat of a poor worker on your pizza The Tacoma News Tribune’s Bill Hall eloquently explains why we need to raise the minimum wage.

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Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger is even worse than you think

February 14th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security, Technology

Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger is even worse than you think Brian Barrett: “The mere mention of Comcast and Time Warner cuddling up to

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Russian skier’s fall and Canadian coach’s response are the Olympic spirit

February 12th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Russian skier’s fall and Canadian coach’s response are the Olympic spirit The Washington Post’s Jessica Stahl reflects on the importance of good sportsmanship and what

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Contrary to some accounts, he went through every gyration of combinations

February 12th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

Contrary to some accounts, he went through every gyration of combinations and found what we all know to be true: You can’t get everybody on

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Not to rain on Hawks’ parade… but the NFL’s economic hype doesn’t match reality

February 10th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security, Public Planning

Not to rain on Hawks’ parade… but the NFL’s economic hype doesn’t match reality Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton explains that generous public subsidies for

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Washington State and workers’ rights: Two peas in a pod

February 8th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

Washington State and workers’ rights: Two peas in a pod Fortune Magazine’s Claire Zillman explains that Washington has long been a place where progressive activism

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2014 Sochi Olympics: So far, empty seats abound

February 8th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve World Community

2014 Sochi Olympics: So far, empty seats abound Vladimir Putin’s expensive, problem-plagued  2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are attracting few spectators, a team of

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Wind turbines at work

February 6th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Art, Core Topics, Our Environment
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“Jet train” still holds U.S. rail speed record

January 17th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Public Planning, Technology

We are so far behind Japan and Europe in developing a high speed rail system that the United States rail speed record continues to belong

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Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party

July 14th, 2013 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party. We’ve gone beyond bad economic doctrine. We’ve even gone beyond selfishness and special interests.

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Divided by Coal: A mini-documentary

March 5th, 2013 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment

A synopsis of Divided by Coal (click to watch): Bellingham, Washington is at the heart of an intense battle over plans to build North America’s largest coal

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Susan Crawford explains to Bill Moyers why U.S. internet access is slow, costly, and unfair

February 9th, 2013 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Public Planning, Technology

BILL MOYERS: So briefly describe the need. SUSAN CRAWFORD: All Americans need a fast, cheap connection to the internet. BILL MOYERS: And the problem? SUSAN

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Amazing mind reader reveals his ‘gift’

September 25th, 2012 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

Digital privacy public service announcement: Dave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic,

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Study links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs

February 4th, 2012 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Education, Party Politics

“Researchers have found a possible explanation for why certain people are prejudiced: they’re less intelligent,” writes Wency Leung.

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Exclusive audio: Inside the Koch Brothers’ secret seminar

September 6th, 2011 Andrew Villeneuve Open Government, Party Politics

Exclusive audio: Inside the Koch Brothers’ secret seminar: A close-up view of the oil billionaires’ dark-money fundraiser and 2012 strategy session.

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Ticketmaster’s monopoly proves once again that market failure is a real problem

December 27th, 2010 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security, World Community

Ticketmaster is the perfect way to demonstrate to Libertarians that the unchecked free market doesn’t end up providing the best service for everyone. What you

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Florida homeowner wrongly targeted by JPMorgan Chase repo man

October 8th, 2010 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

Audio from a 911 call made by a terrified Orange County, Florida woman named Nancy Jacobini who was relaxing comfortably on her couch when she

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Technology shouldn’t give Big Brother a head start

August 11th, 2009 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Technology

It’s bad civic hygiene to build technologies that could someday be used to facilitate a police state. No matter what the eavesdroppers and censors say,

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