By Nathan Jackson Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is leading a charge of merry CEOs to Washington DC, mocha in hand, to say to our elected leaders, “Hey Congress! Cut more social services and give us rich guys more money.” They have a more subtle way of saying it, but that’s the primary message of the…
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 Sandra VanderVen There are lots of things people can and should do on their own, and there are many things that make sense for us to do as a community. Together we decide what these things are, and our government’s role is to translate these values into action. That is why, in the past,…
by Sandra VanderVen My American Dream is that our country will value education enough to properly fund it. That way, no matter how much money a kid’s parents have, they have the same shot at success as everyone else. What is your American Dream? Last weekend, there were 1,500 meetings all over the country to…
