Amazon just doesn’t get it. Just like other big corporations, they seem to think they can get away with tax-dodging and other predatory business practices. They’re wrong, and today — Tuesday, April 3rd — we’re going to let them know with a message they won’t be able to miss. Amazon says it wants feedback and we…
by Nate Jackson The latest report put out by the Department of Labor showed that 200,000 new jobs were created in the month of December. This was better than expected, but we still have over 5 million people who have been unemployed for over 27 weeks, the named “long term unemployed.” This is unacceptable and…
by Nate Jackson Apparently the 1% don’t like hearing from us. Billionaire Paychex Inc CEO Tom Golisano said, “If I hear a politician use the term ‘paying your fair share’ one more time, I’m going to vomit.” The idea of fairness makes him sick and he’s not alone. Big bank CEOs and other 1% elites…
by Nate Jackson 500 white carnations rest on the steps of the capitol building as thousands of the 99% walked silently by on our way to Speaker Boehner’s office. As Speaker of the House, Boehner can do a lot to jam up our democratic process— if we let him. It’s time for Congress to get…
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…
We came to Washington DC with one goal in mind: show and tell the legislators how hard this economy is for the 99%. Dozens of us took our message straight to Representative Reichert’s DC office. Reichert to his credit decided to talk to us– this time. It was unexpected, but appreciated and we wanted to…
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 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…
By Nate Jackson You’re not the only one who feels like they should be driving an ATV down parts of I-5 and other major roads. In fact, one out of four roads in the greater Seattle area is in desperate need of repair. We are not even talking about new roads and ramps; we’re talking…
We have a jobs crisis here in Washington. But instead of getting us back to work by investing in transportation, education, and health care, Congress and the State Legislature are considering billions more in cuts. We need jobs, not cuts: 45 bridges in King County are “structurally deficient”. 349 more are “functionally obsolete.” $6 billion of…
