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Think Tanks

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Sen. Patty Murray and Rest of Failed Supercommittee Blame Everyone But Themselves

    ​It's both unfair and inaccurate to call the 12 members of the Congressional Supercommittee "total failures." They're not total failures. In fact, they are succeeding quite admirably in one regard.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    John T. Williams Shooting Is One of Three "Worst Cases of Police Abuse" in the Country, Says Reason Foundation (VIDEO)

    ​The shooting of John T. Williams will no doubt go down as 2010's most infamous police controversy in Washington State. But what about the rest of the country? Where does the unjustified shooting of a homeless man on the street rank among that country's worst cop fuck-ups? Well, if one listens ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Mexican Macro-Economics

    Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers?

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Map of Botched Drug Raids Shows They Aren't a New Phenomenon

    Sure, without context it looks bad. But if you only knew what that cat was capable of...​Two weeks ago, a special drug S.W.A.T. team raided a Tacoma home that doubles as a medical marijuana dispensary. During the raid, the homeowners allege that the cops held a gun to their 14-year-old son's h ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    ICE-d Over

    Homeland Security’s increased oversight may not go far enough.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    President Obama's Promised Immigration Reform Hasn't Stopped the Months-Long Detention of a Laotian Mom From Seattle

    Dara Kommavongsa, who's been in the U.S. legally since she was 8, is being held at the Northwest Detention Center.​On Monday, President Obama's point person on illegal immigration gave new details of a planned overhaul of the nation's detention system. In a speech at the Migration Policy Inst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Ron Sims' ZIP Code Comment Makes Him New Conservative Whipping Boy

    Local boy Ron Sims goes national, as do his critics.​Last Tuesday, New York's Westchester County voted out Democrat county executive Andy Spano in favor of Republican challenger Rob Astorino. The 58-42 margin in favor of Astorino came as a huge surprise. Westchester is one of the nation's wea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009

    Yirim Seck

    Thursday, August 20

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    This PowerPoint Says Eyman's Latest Time Bomb Makes MacGyvers of Us All

    "Given our experience in Colorado, passing [I-1033] in a recession would be a disaster." So says Carol Hedges of the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, in a conference call held by her org's counterpart, the Washington State Budget & Policy Center this afternoon. (Think tanks, unite!) If you're not ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Roll Over, Rachel

    Debunking global warming—at Rachel Carson Elementary.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Defining the "New" New Journalism

    For the first time individual "bloggers" are receiving credentials while covering state politics in Olympia. Curt Woodward, who is president of the Capitol Correspondents Association, said members of the group had gotten together before this legislative session began, to revisit the rules governing ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Should We Tax Our Way Out of Recession?

    A small, vocal chorus thinks we should.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Citizen Microsoft

    It's time we stopped acquiescing to the behemoth in Redmond, because what's good for big business isn't necessarily good for Washington.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    The Great Escape

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Child care costs

    A new study outlines the financial burden of child care on working families.

  • Music

    May 9, 2001

    2 Cents

    A new study outlines the financial burden of child care on working families.

  • Diversions

    April 4, 2001

    Encyclopaedia of Evil

    A new study outlines the financial burden of child care on working families.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Expiring frog?

    The WTO is dead in the water, but don't count it out just yet.

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    Techno-tyrants

    Led by renowned "visionary" George Gilder, Seattle's Discovery Institute is hard at work making sure the future stays in the hands of good ol' white boys.

  • News

    May 27, 1998

    Raising a 'Ruckus'

    Led by renowned "visionary" George Gilder, Seattle's Discovery Institute is hard at work making sure the future stays in the hands of good ol' white boys.

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