Inequality has been going on forever, but that doesn’t mean it’s inevitable We have been living with rising income inequality for so long—in good times and bad, under Republican presidents and Democratic ones—that it has come to seem inevitable. It is no longer news that the affluent did better than everyone else during the booms…
How the Democrats can avoid going down this November: The new science of Democratic survival In one very measurable and consequential sense, there are two Americas. There is the America that votes in presidential elections, which has helped Democrats win the popular vote in five out of the last six cycles and supports the view that…
Fleetwood plans to challenge Ericksen for state Senate Former Bellingham City Council and Whatcom County Council member Seth Fleetwood has announced plans to run against Republican state Sen. Doug Ericksen for the 42nd District seat, setting up a lively race between two well-known political figures. Fleetwood, an attorney, served on the Whatcom County Council for eight…