Seattle voters put Amazon on a crash diet after the company spent $1.5-million to defeat socialist City Council candidate, Kshama Sawant, who was running for a third term. In addition to the Amazon funds, a Big Business PAC spent another half-million to defeat her. On Election Night, she trailed by 8 points. A day later, after later vote tallies, s … [Read more...]
Real News Network Interview on Amazon’s New HQ and Its Shameless Bid for Corporate Welfare
Amazon launched a shameless bid for corporate welfare last week when it announced plans to build a second corporate headquarters somewhere in the U.S. One consultant estimated the company would be seeking up to $1-billion in tax incentives and other benefits from the winning city. The Real News Network interviewed me last week and I outlined many of the w … [Read more...]
After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting
The Seattle Jewish federation had planned to hold its annual community meeting tonight at the University of Washington Hillel. At the event, it planned to give several awards to various groups and individuals for their contribution to the life of Seattle's Jewish community. One of these was to be the Tikkun Olam Award, to be bestowed on Seattle Police C … [Read more...]
Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats
Over the past week, white supremacists have launched repeated death threats against Washington's The Evergreen State College in Olympia. At least three sets of threats were sent or phoned to the campus by white supremacists, who said they planned to bring weapons to the school and massacre students and faculty. Evergreen is known as one of the most … [Read more...]
