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Democratic Precinct Committee Officer, activist, writer, and programmer. My op-ed pieces have appeared in the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and elsewhere. See http://WALiberals.org and http://ProgressiveMemes.org for my writing, meme images, musical creations, and animations.

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159 Articles, 627 Quick Links, 2059 Comments, 45 Diaries, 1 Series, 30 Polls

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Why Abortion Isn't Murder

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The situation is dire, but the GOP is fragile

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The banal evil of predatory capitalism

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Government is like a computer's operating system: a response to libertarians

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Obama and other reasons for the election debacle

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"They're out to get us!" On trust, distrust, and organizing for change

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The Real Meaning of Accountability: Reflections on Obama's UN Speech

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Obama agrees to cut Social Security, largely spare the Pentagon, and retain many Bush era tax cuts

Is Sanders' democratic socialism compatible with capitalism?

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Robert Wright's Nonzero and the growth of cooperative complexity

MoveOn's plan for a mass movement

Review of Martin Nowak's Super Cooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed

How President Obama and his supporters damaged the Democratic Party

Horray for government! It's time to market government.

Blame poverty, not public schools

Where's the music?

White House spurns Mad As Hell Docs, invites "friendlier" docs

Shouting conservative accused of assaulting elderly woman at health care rally

A difficult discourse about Dems and abortion

Review of Matt Ridley's Evolution of Everything

The Market for Progressive Groups and Websites

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Close friendships: why so few?

Why do believers pray?

Repugs, Dumbs and Dumbers: a rant

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