Roomin' House Blues

Under the title Springing Forward I recently got this email about Washington State political developments: Dear Friend, It’s been an exciting few months. Fuse members have turned out in force for two major rallies in Olympia, sent thousands of emails and attended dozens of town halls asking legislators to close unfair tax loopholes. We stood up to A.G. Rob McKenna’s conservative, anti-health care agenda, and we helped efforts to stop predatory lending and transition away from dirty coal power plants in Washington. During this flurry of organizing and activism, it’s important to step back for a moment and look at the big picture, as well as the impact we’ve made so far.  Fuse has four basic goals. We work to:  1) Engage more people in the political process, 2) Help progressive campaigns communicate more effectively with the public and the news media, 3) Increase collaboration between progressive groups, and  4) Increase leadership and accountability with elected...