The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Seattle Makes History – Passes ‘Tax the Rich’ Income Tax
Last week, Seattle passed a “tax the rich” income tax by a vote of 9-0.
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Still No Answers In Seattle About Black Muslim Teen Found Hanging From a Tree
The teen's family and organizations like the Council on American-Islamic Relations have asked the FBI to investigate the death properly. Who was Ben Keita and why are we just now hearing about the story?
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Seattle Passes Historic $15 Minimum Wage Law, Highest In the Nation
The historic victory will benefit 100,000 working people in the city, and is expected to give momentum to minimum wage campaigns burgeoning across the U.S.
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Film: "Real Change", the less visible side of homelessness.
Life in tent encampments, vehicles, motels, and storage units - REAL CHANGE focuses on four men who sell Real Change News, a street newspaper in Seattle. Follow ROBERT, GEORGE, DANIEL, and BUDDY as they navigate the less visible side of homelessness in America. Despite their struggles, they persevere. Each sells newspapers to get by.
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Why Seattle's Socialist City Councilor Expects Not to Be a Rarity for Long
Kshama Sawant, rising from the Occupy movement, hopes to be the first of many new anti-corporate politicians in America.
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"Four Days in Chicago" Looks At Police Crackdown at NATO Protests
Haskell Wexler takes an up-close look at four dramatic days of politics, protest and police, in May of last year, as a military-style security force suppressed Americans' constitutional right to protest.
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D.C. School Closings Target Poor Black Students
Parents and activists are angry that planned school closings mostly affect neglected sections of the city.
