by Nate Jackson Hundreds of silent protesters lined the halls beneath the state capitol dome. We had dollar bills strapped over our mouths and watched as Washington State Legislators slinked by on their way to a party. It was hard to understand what they were celebrating. They had just rammed through a budget that slashes…
By Nate Jackson On Tuesday, we gathered at Westlake Park to say we’ve had enough. We are sick and tired of Wells Fargo and other big corporations wiggling out of paying their fair share.We have done our part, but it’s time the big corporations did their part too. They need to pay their fair share….
by Nate Jackson Your taxes should be based on how much you earn — it’s only fair. So why are there 30 big corporations who make big profits but haven’t paid their fair share for years? Could it have something to do with the millions they invest in lobbyists who push for special tax benefits? Wells…
by Nate Jackson Working Washington and other west coast community groups marched down from the National Mall to the infamous “K” street singing gospel songs, chanting and spilling out into the street. We were headed to a big 1% lobbying firm on our way to “K” street to make sure they got the memo. We…
by Nate Jackson The 1% don’t cast many votes, but they seem to own the Capitol anyway. They certainly pay for it, with their huge campaign donations and their army of corporate lobbyists. Join us on Wednesday November 30th to highlight the 1% agenda in Olympia and speak out for what the 99% want: jobs,…
By Nate Jackson If you are the Port of Seattle and most of your workers make poverty level wages what do you do? You throw a party to celebrate your overpaid executives, the one percent. The Port of Seattle calls itself “The Port of Prosperity.” We call it the “Port of Poverty.” The Port on…
By Nate Jackson Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase isn’t just the top 1% — he’s the top 1% of the top 1%. On November 2nd, he came to Seattle to speak on “business leadership”. Instead, we told him that we weren’t satisfied with the kind of leadership he and the other big…
