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The demonic roots of the anti-choice movement

By John Helmiere | May 11, 2022

Right-wing political and religious leaders have spent 50 years mobilizing and organizing evangelicals to donate and vote Republican, all based on abortion-centered propaganda. It appears that they are about to achieve a major victory with the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade. But this policy win is just the cherry on top of a massive ice cream sundae of conservative success that abortion-centered organizing has produced. ...
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Too many loud dancing fairies around here

By Dr. Wes Browning | May 11, 2022

OK, we know what we’re writing about this week, don’t we?

Yes. We’re writing about the Supreme Court’s leaked pre-decision decision to decide to overturn Roe v. Wade. I don’t have to read the rest of the news. Ukraine? What?

My first reaction hearing about this pre-decision decision is that the judges writing it can’t do that. You can’t pre-decide a case that hasn’t been heard yet.

“I protest,” I announced, fervently. ...
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Rain or shine, at Real Change, we bloom together

By Samira Khadar | May 11, 2022

Spring is in the air, and new possibilities are sprouting around us.

At Real Change, the chance of a fresh start is always available. As people mobilize around work opportunities, advocate for systems change and engage with local journalism, hope is alive and well here. Thanks to donors like you, we’re able to continue our work every day.

Please donate to our Spring Fund Drive today to keep Real Change resilient, through rain or shine. We have an ambitious but critical goal to raise $100,000 to grow our programs. ...
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The deteriorating social contract

By Hanna Brooks Olsen | May 4, 2022

The scholar and poet Andrew W.K. once gave the advice that “if people can’t see your trash cans, they’ll use your entire place as a giant trash can.” Metaphorically, this is a profound statement about how people learn to love and respect one another. Practically, it’s a fact that most American cities could take to heart. ...
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Never study philosophy; you’ll end up knowing nothing, like that Socrates guy

By Dr. Wes Browning | May 4, 2022

I belong to at least one too many philosophy groups on Facebook. The study of philosophy is a bad idea even when done right, but when you do it by reading what Facebook users have to say about it, you can permanently break your brain. ...
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May Day as a time for reflection

By Oscar Rosales Castañeda | April 27, 2022

As May Day fast approaches, recent upticks in labor activism have illustrated what can be achieved with persistent advocacy, coordination and action. Unionization drives at Starbucks and Amazon have helped publicize the concerns of workers who have been key pieces in the pandemic economy, workers who have also often borne the brunt of “essential” work. It is inspiring to see the level of activism that has been elevated by autochthonous leadership. This is the energy that feeds the expression of community-based power. ...
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Nothing inherently wrong with chimps painting in watercolors

By Dr. Wes Browning | April 27, 2022

In the spring of 1995, Real Change decided to hold a Bad Art Show to raise money for the paper, which was then less than a year old. People would be invited to submit bad art, which could be anything. It could be original bad art; it could be bought at a thrift store or a Woolworth; it could be rescued from a Dumpster; it could be a watercolor by a chimpanzee. We would raise the money for Real Change by auctioning off the art and retaining the proceeds.

I recall some proud bidder walking away with a portrait of Elvis executed in colored macaroni. ...
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Path toward a liberal democracy is fraught — for Ukraine and the U.S.

By John Burbank | April 27, 2022

Ukraine is on our minds and pretty much all of us — except some alternate-universe Trumpites — are hoping that Ukraine holds out as a sovereign liberal democracy. The United States is helping Ukraine, especially with President Joe Biden’s leadership in NATO and with the armaments and funding we have sent to Ukraine. It is remarkable that we are in near consensus about this, across the political spectrum. However, we need to be careful that we don’t cultivate a sense of triumphalism in moral leadership in the defense of Ukraine. We have no grounds to make that claim. ...
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School mask de-mandating: How did we get here?

By Alexis Mburu | April 27, 2022

Last month, many school districts across the nation and in our own Washington state made the decision to make wearing masks optional. For many, this was a refreshing, exciting step toward life as we once knew it. For others, it was a scary or frustrating sign that school leaders cared less about science and more about politics. ...
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What we can do when we work together

By Camilla Walter | April 27, 2022

GiveBIG is here, and we need your help to reach our critical goal of $75,000 by May 5. Early giving has already launched; your support is vital if we’re going to meet our goal.

Please make your gift today and know that it will go twice as far thanks to a matching fund.

Real Change has always been about what we can accomplish when we work together across class lines and across our region. The work of this community shows that, together, anything is possible. ...
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