Offering asides, recommended links, blogworthy quotations, and more, In Brief is the Northwest Progressive Institute's microblog of world, national, and local politics.
After accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Oscars producer Glenn Weiss courageously made the most of his time onstage to propose marriage to his girlfriend Jan Svendsen in a heartfelt, touching moment.
Copies of "How to Democrat in the Age of Trump", a book by progressive strategist Mike Lux, await their new owners at an event co-hosted by NPI and Indivisible WA-08
Progressive strategist and author Mike Lux talks about his book, "How to Democrat in the Age of Trump", at a Sammamish event co-hosted by the Northwest Progressive Institute and Indivisible WA-08
At a rally in Cleveland for Richard Cordray, President Obama did not mince words. “What we’ve seen is a politics that feels broken right now,” the President told cheering rallygoers. “Even the folks who won don’t seem happy. Have you noticed that? They [the Republicans] won the presidency, they won the House they won the Senate, and they’re still mad. Which is interesting.”
Justin Welby, the top clergyman in the Anglican Church, recently gave a fiery speech in which he criticized the so-called “gig economy”. Welby singled out Amazon for its unethical, exploitative business practices and poor treatment of workers. The Washington Post has a good synopsis of the speech.
Today, President Barack Obama received the Paul H. Douglas Award for ethics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his acceptance speech, President Obama returned to the political arena, blasting Donald Trump and the Republicans for their toxic politics of division.
Labor Day 2018: Activists, workers, elected officials, and labor leaders celebrate the holiday with a cookout and speaking program at Burien's Town Square
Labor Day 2018: U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene recognizes State Senator Manka Dhingra for flipping the majority in 2017 and enabling progressive outcomes in the 2018 legislative session
We’re in crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.
— Retired Marine General and current Trump chief of staff John Kelly, speaking to colleagues at a small meeting at the White House, according to accounts reported in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear (via The New York Times)
Scenes from NPI's Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic: Issaquah School Board Member Lisa Callan emphasizes the importance of sound data for making sound decisions (Photo: Lincoln Potter/Samaya LLC for NPI)
Scenes from NPI's Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic: Issaquah City Councilmember Bill Ramos talks about his experiences on the campaign trail (Photo: Lincoln Potter/Samaya LLC for NPI)
Scenes from NPI's Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic: President Rick Hegdahl and boardmember Keitha Bryson with the tres leches cake, handcrafted for NPI by the Salvadorean Bakery
A year ago it seemed possible that there might be limits to the party’s complicity, that there would come a point where at least a few representatives or senators would say, no more. Now it’s clear that there are no limits: They’ll do whatever it takes to defend Trump and consolidate power.
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the Northwest Progressive Institute! Our thanks to everyone who has donated their time, talent, and treasure to support NPI's work over the past decade and a half. It's because of you that we've reached this milestone.
Join us a week from today for our Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic at Redmond's Perrigo Park! Our featured speakers will be Dr. Kim Schrier and State Senator Patty Kuderer. RSVP at https://npi.li/picnic/ (Photo: Lincoln Potter/Samaya LLC for NPI)
“President Obama’s campaigns used Yubikeys, which are security keys for protecting logins, during both the 2008 and 2012 elections as a defense against hackers, according to Yubico CEO and founder Stina Ehrensvärd.”
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