Let’s Try This Again, Olympia: Fully Fund Education Without Hurting Students of Color | South Seattle Emerald

Let’s Try This Again, Olympia: Fully Fund Education Without Hurting Students of Color | South Seattle Emerald: by Sharonne Navas and Rachael Myers



Come the start of the legislative session next week, elected representatives must come up with an additional $1 billion of funding by the start of next school year to fully fund education. This latest McCleary development gives Washington another chance to create an education system that equitably invests in…

What White Marchers Mean for Black Lives Matter | South Seattle Emerald

What White Marchers Mean for Black Lives Matter | South Seattle Emerald: by Marcus Harrison Green (This article is published in conjunction with the Seattle Weekly) The cries rang out in unison throughout Seattle’s Central District. Black Lives Matter!!! And as my own voice joined the chorus of hundreds of other marchers, one next to me gave a heavy sigh. “You can’t go anywhere in Seattle without…

When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction | Zinn Education Project

When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction | Zinn Education Project: By Adam Sanchez



Every day seems to bring new horrors as the U.S. president’s racist rhetoric and policies have provided an increasingly encouraging environment for attacks on Black people and other communities of color. The acquittal of yet another police officer accused of murdering a Black man in St. Louis, the raging battle across the country over whether symbols of slavery should be removed from public spaces, and the formation of a “Commission on Election Integrity” to further suppress voting by people of color are just a few of the recent reminders that racism is as American as apple pie. In moments like these, it’s worth remembering a time in U.S. history when Black lives mattered.

I'm A Brown Woman Who's Breaking Up With The Democratic Party | HuffPost

I'm A Brown Woman Who's Breaking Up With The Democratic Party | HuffPost: I realize now that the love has been one-sided.

10 Good Things About A TERRIBLE Year | PopularResistance.Org

10 Good Things About A TERRIBLE Year | PopularResistance.Org



The Left still has this binary thinking held over from the pre-1973 period when a very different Democratic Party existed.  In 2018, a defeat for the Republicans is NOT a working class victory.  We have TWO Wall Street parties, folks.  Not one.

De-Escalate Washington

De-Escalate Washington: 940, De-Escalate Washington.



This measure would require all law enforcement officers in the state to receive violence de-escalation and mental health training, as developed by the criminal justice training commission. It would require law enforcement personnel to provide first-aid to save lives and require law enforcement agencies to adopt guidelines for implementing this duty. It would amend the standard for justifiable use of deadly force by law enforcement, including adding a “good faith” standard and requiring independent investigation.

One in four troops sees white nationalism in the ranks

One in four troops sees white nationalism in the ranks

"Concerns about white nationalist groups were more pronounced among minorities in the ranks. Nearly 42 percent of non-white troops who responded to the survey said they have personally experienced examples of white nationalism in the military, versus about 18 percent of white service members.

When asked whether white nationalists pose a threat to national security, 30 percent of respondents labeled it a significant danger, more than many international hot spots, like Syria (27 percent), Pakistan (25 percent), Afghanistan (22 percent) and Iraq (17 percent).

But a notable number of poll participants also bristled at the assertion that white power ideology is a real problem.

Nearly five percent of those polled left comments complaining that groups like Black Lives Matter — whose stated goal is to raise awareness of violence and discrimination towards black people — weren’t included among the options for threats to national security.

The poll did include unspecified “U.S. protest movements” and “civil disobedience” among the potential threats to America. But respondents’ concerns about those issues fell well short of the perceived white nationalist threat.

Singling out white supremacist groups irritated some of the troops surveyed.

“White nationalism is not a terrorist organization,” wrote one Navy commander, who declined to give his name.

“You do realize white nationalists and racists are two totally different types of people?” wrote another anonymous Air Force staff sergeant.

More than 60 percent of troops who took the survey said they would support activating the National Guard or reserves to handle civil unrest arising from white nationalist activities like the Charlottesville event. In Charlottesville in August, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and activated the Virginia National Guard to help with crowd control and to deter violence."