What really keeps the Governor up at night
Our vampire Governor has always had a curious communications strategy. But today’s line-item veto is the plasma on the cake. After spending the last 2 or 3 or 4 months publicly anguishing over her late...
View ArticleTwilight of our Safety Net: the Official Trailer
Governor Gregoire has a brutal budget. She’s “up all night”. Her priorities have changed … and she’s coming after the programs you care about most. Twilight of Our Safety Net: coming soon to a...
View ArticleHalf-human, half-bull, and now at the center of the labyrinth
Will the Governor's approach to workers compensation lead the way out of the special session labyrinth? Or will she continue her pattern of never satisfying any constituency with anything she does? By...
View ArticleIt’s impolite to anguish with your mouth full
On June 15th, our vampire Governor signed the state budget into law. Though she ceremonially bloodied several sections of the Revised Code of Washington, we were disappointed she failed to heed our...
View ArticleSickle-me Elmo
Like every masquerade fantasy, Gregoire Halloween has become an intensely commercialized holiday. We’re certainly not opposed to the creeping growth of capitalist logic into any remaining dark corners...
View ArticleA horn of empty
We're excited for the start of session: every recent budget-writing exercise in the Legislature has amounted to a delighfully brutal burlesque where they don’t just strip off clothes, they sever entire...
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