Can Democrats turn the 30th Legislative District completely blue this year? Meet education champion Claire Wilson, who is running against Mark Miloscia.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Paul Allen: 1953–2018
Tech pioneer and philanthropist Paul G. Allen, who amassed one of the largest fortunes in the world after co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gates, has died due to complications of cancer, his family has announced.
NPI’s Gael Tarleton: It’s time to sprint to pass Initiative 1631 and save our common home
It’s time to act on climate! Read Gael Tarleton’s speech thanking the Washington Conservation Voters for recognizing her as their Legislator of the Year and calling for passage of I‑1631.
VICTORY! Death penalty abolished in Washington by order of State Supreme Court
IT’S OVER. The death penalty has been ended in Washington State by court order! All death sentences have been converted to life imprisonment. Now it’s time for the Legislature to change the RCWs and affirm we are a state that values justice.
Seattle Times endorses Manka Dhingra for a full four year term as 45th District’s senator
The editorial board of the Seattle Times has decided that Manka Dhingra is the best choice for State Senate in the 45th District, a year after urging voters to fill in the oval for Jinyoung Lee Englund.
Senator Maria Cantwell and Susan Hutchison share a stage for an hour at PLU in Parkland
It was billed as a debate, but Susan Hutchison chose to show up as a Republican operative instead of a serious candidate for the United States Senate.
Documentary Review: Michael Moore takes on the Trump error with Fahrenheit 11⁄9
In Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11⁄9, the well-known activist/director explores how we can get our country moving back in a progressive direction and save our democracy.
Book Review: In the future of “Unscaled”, AI will keep the rich different from you and me
Read NPI’s review of Unscaled: How AI and a New Generation of Upstarts Are Creating the Economy of the Future.
Susan Collins was always for Brett Kavanaugh
Susan Collins’ credibility is in tatters. And if Maine progressives get their way, she’s finished as a United States Senator as of January 2021.
U.S. Senate advances Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to a final vote with Manchin’s help
Kavanaugh is one step closer to being confirmed, but he’s not assured of actually making it to the Supreme Court yet.
Is the 26th ready to swing blue with Emily Randall, Connie FitzPatrick, and Joy Stanford?
After years of mounting losing campaigns in the battleground 26th Legislative District, Washington Democrats believe they’ve found three candidates who can win. Meet Emily Randall, Connie FitzPatrick, and Joy Stanford.
Book Review: Dana Fisher’s Activism, Inc. is a reminder of the sin of ideals procrastinated
Read NPI’s review of Activism, Inc., a 2006 book by Dana Fisher that examines “how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America.”
Jessa Lewis, Kay Murano, and Dave Wilson hope to bring progressive change to 6th LD
Learn about one of the top legislative battlegrounds in Washington State in 2018, which isn’t anywhere near the metropolis of Puget Sound.