80% of 700 likely 2024 Washington State voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling for NPI in November of 2023 expressed support for enacting legislation that would require both parties to be at least eighteen years old to legally marry.
Monthly Archives: January 2024
What is history? Here’s a historian’s answer to that critically important question
To answer the question “What is history?” we are well served by asking another question: “Where does history come from?”
Eight good reads about Alaska Airlines 1282, which lost a door-sized plug after takeoff
On January 5th, 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight that departed from Portland enroute to Ontario, California was forced to return after part of the aircraft body tore away in flight. There were no fatalities. Read a roundup of stories about the accident.
New reporting shines light on Joe Kent’s bad bookkeeping, shady campaign operations
The Daily Beast has taken a deep dive look at what lies beneath the surface of the 2024 WA-03 Republican frontrunner’s campaign, and found a lot of muck.
Watch President Biden’s Valley Forge speech on upholding American democracy
On January 5th, President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to repudiate Donald Trump’s fascist politics and call for Americans to unite against authoritarianism. Watch the speech or read an annotated transcript.
Washington State Republican Party submits five names for 24 presidential primary ballot
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie have qualified for the 2024 presidential primary ballot in Washington State.
Legislative leaders signal support for universal, no cost school meals at 2024 CityClub legislative preview
On January 5th, leaders representing all four of the Legislature’s Democratic and Republican caucuses visually indicated that they are on board with making no cost school meals truly universal.
2023 was a bad year for banking and 2024 could be worse
After the Great Recession, lawmakers promised that the reforms they instituted secured America’s banking sector. However, as long as the United States sticks to a predominately private banking sector — one that cannot operate counter-cyclically nor dedicate financing to social needs — that promise of long-term security is elusive.
“The Boys in the Boat” adds to the visual arts depicting the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany
George Clooney’s latest film, based on the non-fiction novel by Daniel James Brown, joins films like “Olympia” in taking audiences back to the 1930s, a time when American athletes competed for Olympic gold against a backdrop of rising fascism.
Banished Words for 2024
Read Lake Superior State University’s forty-ninth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness — plus NPI’s additions!
Happy New Year 2024!
Enjoy a collection of photos captured by NPI’s founder of the New Year’s At The Needle fireworks show.