Layoffs Avoided After Shelton School Levy Passes, but Budget Issues Persist
An approved levy could not prevent layoffs at Shelton School District. Instead, it was attrition.
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Shut Down ICE & CBP Collaborators
Corporations that collaborate with ICE and Border Patrol must be confronted and disrupted.
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“A Library That is Not Based on Relationship is One That Will Wither and Die”: Rural TRL Libraries’ Longstanding Demands Lead Calls For…
Following major short-term victories, organizers and community members are calling for change across the entire TRL system and a return to libraries…
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New World Prisons
Colonization of Poor Countries through Corporations and Capitalistic Judicial Administration
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Digital Age Verification Laws: Censorship in Disguise?
"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." (Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451")
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Olympia Community Defends Planned Parenthood
A regular community breakfast has defended Planned Parenthood against right-wing aggression for years and it's still going strong
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Growth Board Showdown: Bird Alliance vs. Thurston County Over Quarry Rezone
A dispute over what happens when mining ends on land surrounded by a national wildlife refuge and sensitive salmon habitat
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Tacoma Tenants Launch Fourth Union
In the face of decaying homes and increasing rents, Tacoma tenants have started to build the power to fight back against absentee landlords.
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Transit Fight in Grays Harbor
Drivers are in a protracted struggle for a fair contract
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Making Personal and Political Opinions
Without a clear direction, personal opinions are scattered carelessly, anywhere and everywhere, but nowhere with lasting impact.
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Savage Transformations: Book Review of The Jakarta Method
The Cold War helped build today’s US-led world order but its legacy is misinterpreted. Despite its impact, the anticommunist genocide that transformed…
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The City of Olympia Adopts Ethical Investment Language and Policies
Over a year of sustained pressure and working with Olympia City Council Member Clark Gilman, Palestine Action South Sound and the Rachel Corrie…
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