<------------- 2012 ------------- > 12.20.2012:Your elected reps will listen if you tell them this 12.10.2012: Fiscal cliff or not, world will keep turning 11.22.2012: This Thanksgiving, be thankful for the work of our government 11.08.2012: Why legalizing marijuana is good for healthcare 10.24.2012: Vote and urge state to allow all to vote 10.10.2012: Why we should retire 401(k) plans for pensions 09.27.2012: Exactly who are the real moochers among us? 09.13.2012: Creating more jobs, sector by sector 08.29.2012: Fair wages and healthy profits: Tapping the virtuous business cycle 08.15.2012: Arthur Laffer's guide to crashing your state's economy 08.01.2012: Olympic athletes reflect the best in us 07.18.2012: How much longer can "the voice of small business" keep ignoring it? 07.04.2012: Lessons from the American Revolution - learned and unlearned 06.21.2012: "Foreclosure factories" spark nationwide investigation 06.06.2012: Judge's ruling on initiative boosts our democracy 05.23.2012: The Motherhood Penalty: Balancing work, family and a smaller paycheck 05.09.2012: The "second yacht" problem: Why our economy is stuck in the doldrums 04.25.2012: The simple Social Security fix no one wants to talk about 04.11.2012: WA budget all-nighter will bring more jobs, fewer tax breaks 03.28.2012: What do Pearl Jam and economist Dean Baker have in common? 03.14.2012: Doing better than "getting by" with Basic Health 02.29.2012: Want to 'reform' education? Try funding it 02.15.2012: Honey, I shrunk the budget: An honest look at state spending 02.01.2012: Can we buy enough pants to boost the economy? 01.19.2012: So when are all the restaurants in Australia moving to the U.S.? 01.04.2012: Want a better country? You won't find it on your big screen <------------- 2011 ------------- > 12.22.2011: A gift that keeps on giving: How government helps with job creation 12.07.2011: Kids love cake - so let them eat it 11.23.2011: Call Rambo: Corporate CEOs hold overseas profits for ransom 10.31.2011: Rappin' retirees say: "Just Scrap the Cap!" [VIDEO] 10.12.2011: Dignity or poverty? A critical battle for Social Security 09.28.2011: Help take this victory to the next level 09.15.2011: Paid sick days passed by the Seattle City Council 08.31.2011: U.S. needs a new labor movement 08.17.2011: Boss rakes in millions while workers get food stamps 08.03.2011: Rosy rhetoric can't take stink off bad budget deal 07.20.2011: Luck shouldn't determine whether you can take care of your family 07.06.2011: Join us tonight as the Seattle City Council considers paid sick days 06.22.2011: New paid sick days proposal gains traction in City Council 06.09.2011: WA legislature ends with a whimper, not a bang 05.25.2011: Thanks, but I'm not planning to move to Idaho 05.12.2011: New momentum for Seattle paid sick days campaign 04.28.2011: New coalition working to ensure everyone in Seattle has paid sick days 04.13.2011: Straight-A student can't compete against billions in tax loopholes 03.30.2011: Washington is in quite a state 03.16.2011: Lawmakers should make moral choice on Basic Health Plan 03.02.2011: Lessons from Wisconsin: Building a stronger middle class 02.18.2011: Why the "jobless recovery" is unique to America 02.02.2011: Adults don't need training wheels - so why a training wage? 01.19.2011: Health care for 30,000 mothers and babies - or coal subsidies? 01.05.2011: Hard Choices in Olympia are actually no-brainers <------------- 2010 ------------- > 12.22.2010: Ignoring the elephant in the Rotunda 12.08.2010: Reinvigorating the middle class means building around Obama, Dems 11.23.2010: Your Citizen's Guide to Thanksgiving 11.11.2010: Tea party, big business brew a kettle of paralysis 10.27.2010: Kids can't vote. But you can vote for them 10.13.2010: Greed seems prominent this election 09.29.2010: The camel's nose is a mirage 09.15.2010: Initiative 1098 Q&A: What about selling a home or business? 09.01.2010: The Initiative 1098 Calculator: How much will you save? 08.18.2010: What has 3 legs and works for everyone? Hint: its just turned 75 years old 08.04.2010: LeBron James: Poster child for stopping tax reform in Washington State? 07.21.2010: Transform Washington's budget from the comfort of your living room 07.07.2010: Doing right by our kids is patriotic 06.23.2010: Reducing Social Security benefits isn't 'responsibility' 06.10.2010: No shame in taxes OK'd by Legislature 05.27.2010: Most of us can trace our roots to immigration 05.12.2010: BP Spends. We Pay. 04.28.2010: I-1077 offers sensible path to tax fairness for everyone 04.14.2010: Legislature's tax package will ease pain overall 03.31.2010: Health-care bill makes huge strides that matter 03.17.2010: Europeans blaze a more efficient path to prosperity 03.03.2010: Vote on special tax exemptions every two years 02.23.2010: Give our kids' caregivers a voice in their own future 02.03.2010: Some tax preferences don't serve the public good 01.20.2010: Cutting state services will only prolong the downturn 01.06.2010: 2010 marks an economic crossroads for our state <------------- 2009 ------------- > 12.23.2009: Building an economy that works...for everyone 12.10.2009: Public sector should get to work on jobs 11.12.2009: Voters send clear signal: Leave vital services intact 10.28.2009: Keep services in mind when cursing taxes 10.15.2009: Initiative 1033 will extend Washington's recession 09.30.2009: Taxpayers' investment in our colleges pays off 09.16.2009: Our state can, and must, do better in education 09.02.2009: Government-provided health care? Many already have it 08.20.2009: Snohomish County offers healthy plans to get around on two wheels 08.06.2009: Boeing enjoys a profitable business model here in Puget Sound - so why move? 07.26.2009: Move to South Carolina would cost Boeing dearly 06.25.2009: Time to stop the wobbling and truly reform health care 06.10.2009: The path to health is best taken on two wheels 05.14.2009: Two steps forward for representative democracy 04.29.2009: Responsibility goes unmet in Olympia 04.16.2009: Actions doesn't match words on education 04.01.2009: Legislators much focus on working families 03.18.2009: Retirement Security Accounts make headway 03.05.2009: Washington's budget gap: Looking past the crisis 02.19.2009: Health care, state revenue and early learnin 02.04.2009: 'E' is for education--and economic stimulus 01.22.2009: Follow the money: Wait, what money? <------------- 2008 ------------- > 07.01.2008: Leadership on Retirement Security 04.01.2008: Fairer Taxes for Washington State 02.19.2008: A World of Opportunity 12.01.2007: Year-end Letter from John Burbank, Executive Director