There is a lesson for progressives to learn from the past successful effort to save the Pike Place Market from being torn down.
Seattle’s initiative...
President Joe Biden last Friday, October 4, issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Congress established Columbus Day as an annual October...
Written by: Nick Licata
I often read the inspiring tale of The Little Train That Could to my two-year-old granddaughter. When she gets older, I should read...
I often read the inspiring tale of The Little Train That Could to my two-year-old granddaughter. When she gets older, I should read her Bob Wodnik’s...
Seattle’s city council election this November has seen a record-breaking amount of funds being spent by Independent Expenditure Committees (IEs). Amazon’s $1.5 million contributions...
Written by: Nick Licata
All seven Seattle City Council District election candidates have been invited to a
Cultural Sector Candidate
Monday, October 7, 6-8:30 p.m. at Seattle’s...
Written by: Nick Licata
President Donald Trump attacks four women in congress as a wild socialist “squad” intent on destroying America if they stay in...
Written by: Nick Licata
A recent released city study and comments from Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan have stirred up a conversation about whether our public...
Written by: Nick Licata
Did a Coverup of Who Caused Flint Michigan’s Contaminated Water Continue During its Investigation?
For the first time in 16 years, Michigan...
Seattle City Council has begun the process for funding the construction and operation of a downtown streetcar project called the Center City Connector Streetcar,...
Have you recently become more politically engaged? Would you like to know how to make that engagement as effective as possible? Recently, Nick Licata was...
By Nick Licata, former Seattle City Councilmember, who invited demonstrators to Seattle and marched with them; and, author of Becoming A Citizen Activist –...
By Nick Licata
First appeared in CrossCut 1/6/16
http://crosscut.com/2016/01/a-seattle-liberal-ventures-into-a-den-of-conservative-activism/
The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council is the most successful political force, left or right, producing state legislation...
By Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata
First appeared in Huffington Post December 23, 2014
Progressives have been getting their asses kicked by conservatives, and it's not...