Conceived a century ago as a check on government power and corporate cronyism, initiatives and referenda have more often than not been co-opted by those in power. It's also an easy out for elected officials who are unable or unwilling to legislate.
Crosscutters on the tube this weekend and streaming on the Web forever: O. Casey Corr, C.R. Douglas, Knute Berger, and Chris Vance.
It's hard to upstage Bill Clinton and Al Gore when it comes to the topic of climate change. But Michael Bloomberg [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg] did just that this afternoon in Seattle. The U.S. Conference of Mayors [http://www.usmayors.org/], which has been meeting here for the pa
In a stunning turn of events, the Oklahoma ownership of the Seattle SuperSonics [http://www.nba.com/sonics/] announced today that it intends to move the NBA team [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003990107_sonicsmove03m.html] to – Oklahoma City. Notably, it sounds as if the WNBA Seat
Seattle Times political blogger Dave Postman wrote about hints that Republican Dino Rossi might try a more populist tack [http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2007/10 rossis_hint_at_a_more_populist_campaign.html] in his 2008 campaign for governor. Postman cited Rossi's campaig
