Because when you have photos of Marion Barry wearing a cape, how can you not publish them? Context for the cape, which is part of the Save Our Safety Net campaign, can be found here. Save Our Safety Net spokesperson Joni Podschun helps Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry put on his superhero cape. The group is asking Council members to wear the capes to signify their support of a new progressive tax on…

Images courtesy Save Our Safety Net Activists who favor a proposal to enact a new tax on the wealthiest D.C. residents wrapped the John A. Wilson Building in what they’re calling a “Human Safety Net” this morning. The demonstration was organized by the Fair Budget Coalition and Save Our Safety Net, the same groups who earlier this month convinced several D.C. Council members to don superhero capes. A couple of different versions of the…