Hey, KIRO 7: "You were asking my friend whether his life is worth its cost to taxpayers."
Another City Considers Using Eminent Domain to Stop Foreclosures: It's Irvington, New Jersey, and yesterday the mayor announced his intent to "revalue foreclosed homes at market rates for the public’s benefit." Seattle: get on this.
The Revolving Door: It's like he never left! Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is going back to work for Wall Street.
Prison Letters Between Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikov and Slavoj Zizek: "Borrowing Nietzsche's definition, we are the children of Dionysus, sailing in a barrel and not recognizing any authority."
Boat Capsizes Near Alki Beach, Killing One: The cause of the accident is still unknown.
Socialists On the Rise: Michelle Bachelet looks set to be re-elected to a second term. She's running on a platform of combating extreme economic inequality. And according to this report, the late Salvador Allende, who the US helped oust in 1973 coup, is surging in popularity.
Libyans On General Strike Against Violence: Residents of the capitol city, Tripoli, want the government to kick out militias blamed for kidnappings and gunfire.
"The Amount of Oversight Is Pathetic": Last week I suggested that folks should be skeptical about donation appeals from big name charities who say they're helping Filipinos recover from Typhoon Haiyan. If you still don't believe me, listen to this discussion with the head of Charity Navigator.
Just another day on Beacon Hill: