Over the weekend, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a violent military action that killed dozens of Venezuelan civilians, brazenly violated international law, set the stage for occupation, and risks more imperial destabilization in South America for the express purpose of draining Venezuela’s oil rich soil under the guise of “ narco-terrorism conspiracy” charges. And you know it's a bad move when Seattle-area Rep. Adam Smith, a friend to we

After four months of unjust detention, U.S. Veteran and community activist Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry has been released from the ICE detention center in Tacoma, marking a huge victory for his family, the greater Seattle community, and the rule of law.  “My family will be whole again,” his wife, anti-war congressional candidate Melissa Chaudhry, said in a statement. “My children will have their Baba home. And our communities will be richer and stronger by his presence - and more

Last week, three congressional representatives from Washington State voted to pass the so-called “ Kayla Hamilton Act,” a  controversial bill which will subject unaccompanied immigrant children to invasive body searches and prolonged immigration detention if passed by the Senate. It’s not surprising that Washington State Republicans Reps. Dan Newhouse and Michael Baumgartner voted in favor of the bill, which narrowly passed with the full strength of the Republican caucus behi